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Briton arrested in Ethiopia for drug smuggling
A British man has been arrested after Ethiopian authorities found 8kg of cannabis hidden in lampshades he was trying to smuggle out of the country, the state-run news agency said.
- Agencies
- Published: 00:00 December 24, 2006
Addis Ababa: A British man has been arrested after Ethiopian authorities found 8kg of cannabis hidden in lampshades he was trying to smuggle out of the country, the state-run news agency said.
The head of Ethiopia's drug control service, Dejene Bekele, told Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) that the Briton was detained on Saturday at Bole International Airport, near Addis Ababa.
“The suspect was arrested while trying to smuggle the cannabis out of the country by hiding it in four traditionally made lampshades,'' Dejene said.
The man claims to have bought the cannabis in the town of Shashemene, 240 km from Addis.
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