Egyptian Singer‌ Saad al-Saghir ​Arrested for Possession of Banned Drugs

Egyptian security‌ services have arrested popular singer Saad‌ al-Saghir for possession of banned drugs after returning from the United States.

Al-Saghir was returning from⁣ the United States after attending several concerts in several American states. During ‌his search at the ‌airport,​ drugs, including electronic ⁢cigarettes⁣ containing marijuana oil, were found, and he was referred to the public prosecution for investigation.

Investigation and Interrogation

During his interrogation, al-Saghir did not deny that‍ he had purchased the ⁢substances for consumption, and denied using them in general. He explained that he was‌ not aware that marijuana oil was a narcotic, and that he thought it was like regular cigarette oil.

Al-Saghir maintained that he‌ was not proficient in reading and writing English, so he was not aware that ​it was forbidden to divulge the seized items found in his possession.

Arrest and Charges

According to a ​local Egyptian website, singer ⁤Saad Al-Saghir​ was arrested ‍at 11pm yesterday, Monday, as he was completing his customs process on his way out⁤ of Cairo ​airport, and 9 electronic cigarettes containing drugs were found in his ‌bag.

The public prosecution shall send the substances found in his possession to ⁢the chemical laboratory ⁤for examination and until the result ‌of the analysis of the substances⁢ found in⁢ his possession in the chemical laboratory,⁢ it shall be decided whether he shall be detained and detained or released.

Comparison ‌to Similar ⁣Incident

Seizures found in Saad al-Saghir’s possession are ‍equivalent⁢ to personal ​use,⁢ and less than those found in the possession of‍ artist Menna Shalabi in ⁢2022.​ However,‍ according to reports, he was referred for prosecution ‌because they were illegal drugs.

Actress Mena Shalabi suffered a similar incident, as 12 bags of marijuana were found in her bag during a customs inspection on her way back from New York.

Last May, an Egyptian court overturned ⁢a verdict ⁤against⁢ the Egyptian​ actress that ‌sentenced her to one year in prison ​with a suspended sentence and fined her 10,000 Egyptian pounds, upholding a court-issued verdict against her in ⁤January 2023 by the Cairo Criminal Court for possession of the drug hashish.