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4.7kg of cannabis seized at Galafi border

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Djiboutian customs seized 4.7 kilograms of cannabis concealed in four pillows aboard a vehicle registered in Djibouti, at the Galafi border crossing. The vehicle was coming from Ethiopia and was intercepted during a routine inspection, the Djibouti Information Agency reports.

Djiboutian customs seized 4.7 kilograms of cannabis concealed in four pillows at the Galafi border post, on the border with Ethiopia. The consignment was found in a vehicle registered in Djibouti and coming from Ethiopia, the Djibouti Information Agency reports.

The discovery was made during a routine inspection and a search of passengers' luggage. The officers opened one pillow after being alerted by its thickness, then found bags containing cannabis in the other three, according to the Djibouti Information Agency.

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