Fight against smuggling: Burkinabè Customs seizes over one million prohibited tablets and thousands of cans of alcohol
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Contraband goods: Customs seizes more than one million tablets (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso customs seized more than 1.31 million unapproved tablets and over 20,400 cans of drinks hidden under three clinker trucks. The operation was presented in Ouagadougou as part of efforts against fraud and losses to the state.
Fight against smuggling: Burkinabè Customs seizes over one million prohibited tablets and thousands of cans of alcohol (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkinabè Customs presented a seizure of over one million prohibited tablets and 20,400 cans of alcoholic drinks, hidden in clinker cargo at the Sinkansé border post. The driver involved did not deny the facts.
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