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Ethiopia: Police seize over 275,000 USD, 790 kg cannabis

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (April 15, 2019) Custom authorities have seized over 275,000 USD in cash in various currencies…

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Ethiopia: Police seize Illegal weapons, gold

ESAT News (February 12, 2019) Police said they have seized 43 kalashnikovs and 13,000 ammunitions as it was being transported…

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Ethiopia: Police seize thousands of illegal weapons, amos, cash

ESAT News (January 17, 2019) The Addis Ababa Police Commission said it has seized over 2,000 weapons, about 55,000 amos…

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Ethiopia: Police commander tuck away 498 pistols at his residence

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (January 1, 2019) A police commander in the city of Bahir Dar has been caught…

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Ethiopia: Police intercept thousands of ammos, cash

ESAT News (December 28, 2018) Police in northern Ethiopia intercepted nearly 5,000 ammos as it was heading to innland from…

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Ethiopia: Two federal police officers killed in west Oromo region

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (December 28, 2018) Two members of the federal police force were killed yesterday in an…

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Ethiopia to release hundreds of youth detained in military camp

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 16, 2018) The federal police commissioner said 1,204 youth rounded up in the capital…

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Ethiopia: Drunken police officer shot and killed two colleagues

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (October 4, 2018) A drunk federal police officer opened fire and killed two colleagues in…

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Ethiopia: Mass arrest in Addis Ababa unlawful: rights watchdog says

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (September 28, 2018) The Human Rights Council says the mass arrest carried out by police…

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Ethiopia: Tension in Addis Ababa as police bans demonstrations

by Engidu Woldie ESAT News (September 19, 2018) The capital’s police department warns against any demonstration in Addis Ababa saying…

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