Ethiopia seizes 3.3 tonnes of cannabis at checkpoint near Addis Ababa
Ethiopian customs officers seized 33 quintals (3,300 kg) of cannabis at the Tulu Dimtu checkpoint outside Addis Ababa on 13 May 2019, detaining the truck driver for investigation.
🇪🇹 Tulu Dimtu checkpoint, outskirts of Addis Ababa · Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Customs Commission seized33 quintals (3,300 kg) of cannabis at the Tulu Dimtu checkpoint on the outskirts of Addis Ababa on 13 May 2019.[1]Smugglers were bringing the cannabis into the capital in an Isuzu FSR truck, according to the account, which cites the state broadcaster FBC.[1]
The truck driver was detained and placed under investigation.[1]The report names no other suspects and says nothing about where the cannabis had come from.[1]
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