Safaga port customs seize 56 phones hidden in a truck from Saudi Arabia
The Customs Authority says the 54 iPhones and two Samsung handsets were worth about 1.31 million pounds, with 332,740 pounds in duties and 665,480 pounds in compensation assessed.
31 October 2026
Customs officers at Safaga maritime port have seized 56 mobile phones hidden inside a truck that arrived from the Saudi port of Duba, the Egyptian Customs Authority said in a statement on Friday.
The phones were 54 iPhones of various models and two Samsung handsets, found inside boxes and in the truck's refrigerator after a tip-off from criminal investigations at the Safaga ports police.
Customs put the total value of the phones at about 1.31 million Egyptian pounds, the customs duties due at 332,740 pounds and the compensation due at 665,480 pounds.
The case was entered as customs seizure report 536 of 2026 under the customs law, the telecommunications regulation law and the import and export law. The driver is not named in the statement, and no charge or court date is given.