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| 5 Pakistani nationals stranded in Egypt charged with drug smuggling |
| 2019-01-10 |
| [DAWN] Five Pak nationals who were earlier stranded on a ship off the Egyptian coast have been charged with involvement in drug trafficking, the Foreign Office said on Wednesday. The Pak citizens were produced in an Egyptian court after being stuck on a ship off the Egyptian port of Safaga. According to a Foreign Office statement, an officer from the Pak mission in Cairo was deputed to assist the five sailors during the court proceedings. The crew was subsequently charged with involvement in smuggling drugs, "which [were] allegedly found on the ship", the blurb said. "The crew has denied any involvement [in the drug trafficking,] stating that they were hired for [the] transportation of cargo by an agent of M/s Marseilli Shipping Lines in Dubai." The Pak embassy in Cairo is actively pursuing the matter and remains in touch with the local authorities and the five Paks, the FO spokesperson said. |
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