Egyptian headmaster nabbed for drug peddling

Cairo: Egyptian police had arrested the headmaster of a provincial primary school on suspicion of drug trafficking, local media reported.

Police investigations showed the headmaster and a local worker had peddled drugs in the southern governorate of Suhag.

The duo were arrested in possession of nearly one kilogram of methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant, locally known as shabu.

The haul was worth 1.5 million Egyptian pounds (Dh351,538). Police also found in their possession two cellphones, a car and an undisclosed big sum of money.

The suspects admitted to possessing the drugs for the purpose of trafficking, saying the seized money was a revenue from the illicit trade.

The arrests were made by anti-narcotics agents in collaboration with the police in the governorate.

Egypt enforces tough penalties in drug offences including the death sentence.