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More than 20 Sierra Leoneans arrested at Liberia border

By , based on The Liberian Investigator

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More than 20 Sierra Leonean nationals arrested near the Bo Waterside border post in Liberia’s Grand Cape Mount County have been handed over to the Liberia Immigration Service. Police suspect they entered Liberia without valid travel documents, and the immigration service is investigating, according to the Liberia National Police.

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