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Egyptian Customs Abort Microprocessors Smuggling

Published September 8th, 2001 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Cairo international airport custom officers have aborted an attempt by an Egyptian engineer arriving from Dubai to smuggle 82 computer microprocessors worth 25,000 pounds into Egypt by hiding them in his clothes, Al Messa newspaper said. 

The chief custom officer at the airport suspected a passenger coming from Dubai on board of a UAE plane. Routine inspection did not reveal any thing abnormal but personal inspection of the passenger revealed that he was hiding 82 computer microprocessors inside his clothes. Albawaba.com  

 

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