Authorities at the Ethiopian Customs Authority (ECA) have arrested last week in Merkato three businessmen whom the Authority accuses were involved in the transaction of items smuggled into the country.
Seven customs and eight police officers from the Addis Ketema District have conducted sudden searches in the stores owned by Ismael Hassen, Fekade Agiro and Brehanu Tegegn, on Thursday afternoon, May 31, 2007. These stores are located in Merkato, in a place popularly known as Bomb Tera, behind Me'rab Hotel. The officers claimed to have apprehended 480 pieces of Red Bull drinks, about 20 packs of NIDO powder milk as well as an unspecified number of canned tuna.
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