# TV presenter among 12 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case

https://mins.news/en/item/46947

- BBC News, 2026-09-05 21:29 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y7gk9knnlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 others have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted in a drugs case. Prosecutors said they belonged to a gang that imported materials for making drugs for sale and possessed illegal firearms and munitions. Khalifa denied the charges, and the verdict can be appealed.

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