EGYPT: EGYPTIAN CUSTOM OFFICIALS, BUSINESSMAN IN CUSTODY OVER RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS SHIPMENT.

From: IPR Strategic Business Information Database | Date: January 9, 2002 | Copyright information

An Egyptian prosecutor has ordered the detention of a customs agent and a government engineer for smuggling dangerous radioactive materials into the country, according to Africaonline.com, citing reports. The reports say the prosecutor ordered the two men to be detained for four days pending investigation into the ...

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