Ethiopian Intelligence Service seizes two containers of illegal firearms
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The arms were confiscated along with another shipment of 229 cardboard boxes containing electronics materials meant to serve as a cover up of the arms shipment, the statement said, adding that NISS has been on the tail of the network ever since it has received intelligence.In its local operation to intercept the shipment, NISS said it has detained 24 individuals suspected of preparing to receive the arms shipment locally and that further investigations were ongoing.In addition to its local operation, the statement from NISS said that it was cooperating with intelligence agencies in Djibouti, Sudan, Libya, Turkey and the U.S. in order to intensify its pursuit of members of this global arms smuggling network who are still at large.
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