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On Monday, the Egyptian army said its forces had demolished four North Sinai smuggling tunnels, halted illegal immigration attempts, and captured large quantities of arms and ammunition nationwide in January.
On Monday, the Egyptian army said its forces had demolished four North Sinai smuggling tunnels, halted illegal immigration attempts, and captured large quantities of arms and ammunition nationwide in January.
In a statement, the Egyptian army said that during January's operations, border guards seized three sniper rifles, three machine guns, 11 automatic rifles, 12 shotguns, 90 air rifles, 2,500 bullets, and 15 satellite phones.
In addition, 140 smuggling cars, vast amounts of smuggled goods, 535,000 narcotic drugs, and 7 kg of gold were also confiscated.
Meanwhile, 170 smugglers and suspects were detained by border guards, the statement said, adding that the forces foiled the infiltration into the country of 3,740 international migrants.
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