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Border where anything gets in, for just Sh1,000
Administration police officer arrests illegal immigrants from Somalia as they try to enter Kenya through Liboi border point. Photo/WILLIAM OERI
By MUCHIRI KARANJA and ISA HUSSEIN
Posted Monday, July 19 2010 at 21:00
Posted Monday, July 19 2010 at 21:00
In Summary
- Cartels make a killing smuggling contraband, weapons and illegal immigrants from Somalia
He was arrested at the Garissa-Tana bridge at the weekend.
His Kenyan co-accused, Mr Abdi Ahmed, pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to three months in jail.
Garissa resident magistrate Wanjohi Mburu Mwangi said the practice was rampant in the region.
In the same court, Mr Abdikadir Mohamed, who was arrested at Bangal check point transporting 16 illegal Somali immigrants to Nairobi, was jailed for three months.
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