Authorities at Sphinx International Airport Customs, under the supervision of Dr. Majed Moussa, Head of the Central Administration of Cairo Airport Customs and its branches, successfully thwarted an attempt by an Egyptian passenger to smuggle a large quantity of dental supplies and other medical items, exceeding 630 packages.
The smuggling attempt was detected during customs clearance for passengers arriving on a Pegasus Airlines flight from Turkey. The inspection team included Eslam Abdel-Baqi, the officer assigned to manual inspection, and Magdy Ezzat, who identified the passenger at the green channel. The X-ray team included Abdel-Mardy Reda, Mohamed Gomaa Abdel-Baset, and Mohamed Kamal El-Din, all customs officers.
Additional support was provided by Ayman Essam, Mohamed Kamal, and Mahmoud Gaber, Director of X-ray Scanning. Following the incident, Hossam Abu El-Fadl Shokair, Customs Director, ordered the filing of Customs Report No. 3 of 2025 after presenting the case to the Head of the Central Administration.
The operation took place under the ongoing supervision of Ahmed Omway, Head of the Customs Authority, and with the support of Ahmed Kojak, Egypt’s Minister of Finance.









