Burkina Faso: Customs seizes 2,310 sticks of dynamite and 7,500 detonators
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Burkina/Fraud crackdown: 2,310 sticks of explosives and 7,500 detonators seized (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's customs seized 2,310 sticks of explosives and 7,500 detonators in two separate operations. A truck driver and two other people were arrested, and the customs director warned against smuggling.
Burkina Faso: Customs seize 2,310 sticks of explosives and 7,500 detonators, a blow against dangerous trafficking (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's customs service seized 2,310 sticks of explosives and 7,500 detonators in two separate operations, presented to the press on October 27 in Ouagadougou. The alleged owners were arrested.
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