EGYPT. – Sarah Khalifa (39), an Egyptian TV presenter, has been sentenced to death along with 11 other defendants by a court in Cairo after they were found guilty of manufacturing and trafficking synthetic drugs. They will be hanged.
Khalifa, who is particularly known as the presenter of the crime and security programme Mission Impossible, was arrested in Cairo in April 2025. According to prosecutors, the group imported raw materials from abroad to manufacture synthetic drugs and then prepared them for distribution. More than 750 kg of drugs and raw materials were confiscated according to the authorities. Two apartments believed to have been used as laboratories, as well as unlicensed firearms and ammunition, were also found during the investigation.
Khalifa maintained her innocence and denied the charges. She and the other death-sentenced defendants have the right to appeal the verdict.
The court handled a total of 28 defendants in the case. Nine others were sentenced to life imprisonment, while seven were acquitted.
Sources: IOL, Al Jazeera/AFP, ABC News
This article is an automatic English translation of a Nuusflits article originally published in Afrikaans. Read the Afrikaans original.
