Posted on 09/06/2026 10:10:45 AM PDT by Libloather
A popular Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to death by hanging after she was convicted for her role in a massive drug trafficking ring.
Sarah Khalifa, a 39-year-old former host of Egyptian crime show “Mission Impossible” sobbed in court as she was ordered to be executed in Cairo, Al-Jazeera reported.
“Please listen to me, sir. My parents raised me well; they are people who pray, and I don’t need drug money,” Khalifa, who has more than 2 million followers on social media, pleaded to officials.
Khalifa and 11 others were sentenced to death after they were convicted of operating an organized gang that imported raw materials to make drugs, Egyptian state media reported.
Khalifa vigorously denied the charges, telling investigators she “never smoked a cigarette in my life,” according to Al Jazeera.
In addition to being a TV presenter, Khalifa ran a cosmetic surgery clinic and an event planning company. Nine others were sentenced to life in prison and seven others acquitted in the massive drug case that saw 28 people charged and more than 1,600 lbs. of narcotics seized.
Investigators also recovered unlicensed guns and ammunition, according to state media.
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drug pushing, sales and trafficking here in the US should be a capitol offense.
Indeed, “glamorous”? I’d say Ozempic would be in order for her, but she soon will revert to skin and bones…
There’s a lot of plastic in that thing...she may survive the hanging!!
Oh what to wear to a hanging when one is glamorous?
You might want to wait on that post. You may turn out to be correct, but you are premature in reaching that conclusion about third world justice.
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