Medicines and Cosmetics Hidden in a Car From Saudi Arabia Seized at Safaga Port, With 16.62 Million Pounds in Duties and Compensation
Officers at Safaga port found human medicines, medical devices and cosmetics packed among personal effects in a car arriving from Duba in Saudi Arabia. Duties and compensation come to 16.62 million pounds, the Customs Authority says.
13 October 2026
Customs officers at Safaga port have seized a consignment of human medicines, medical devices and cosmetics hidden inside a car that arrived from the Saudi port of Duba, with duties and compensation put at 16.62 million Egyptian pounds, according to Al-Masry Al-Youm and Ahram Gate, both citing a statement by Egypt's Customs Authority.
The car came in as a personal-baggage consignment. Officials acted on a tip that foreign-made goods were concealed inside it, the statement says, with Safaga customs working alongside the General Inspection Department for the South Region and the Red Sea customs-evasion unit.
Mostafa Hashem, acting director general of Safaga customs, formed an inspection committee to examine the vehicle. Inside, the committee found human medicines, medical devices, cosmetics and assorted commercial goods packed among personal effects, in breach of the rules governing imports.
Atef El-Sayed, head of the Central Administration for Red Sea and South Region Customs, ordered legal action and the filing of a customs seizure report. The duties and compensation on the goods total 16,620,000 pounds.
Neither outlet names anyone accused, says whether anyone was detained, or gives the quantities or types of medicine involved. The consignment arrived on the Safaga–Duba route, which this site reported earlier this month is being prepared for a passenger ferry service between the two ports.