Media reported that Egyptian customs at Borg El Arab International Airport in Alexandria managed to stop an attempt to smuggle 13 ancient coins.
Customs officials said they suspected a Libyan passenger during the completion of screening of passengers arriving from Libya on the Al-Buraq flight from Benghazi after he showed signs of confusion and anxiety.
The customs officers indicated the presence of the same type of items and different densities, after passing the passenger’s baggage on an X-ray machine and an X-ray screening machine, which required the formation of a customs commission to inspect the passenger’s baggage and independently examine it. .
Examination and inspection revealed the presence of 13 ancient metal objects, presumably obsolete, and the archaeological department at the Burj Al Arab airport proved that they belong to the Greco-Roman era.
And the Director General of the Egyptian Airports Customs has ordered legal action and the issuance of Customs Control Report No. 9 of 2023.
