(August 02, 2011, Addis Ababa) — An Ethiopian court sentenced a Sudanese national to one year in prison for attempting to smuggle US$70,000 through the country's major airport terminal.
Mutasim Abdulletif was caught last year while attempting to pass customs security check at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, hiding the stated amount of cash in a laptop bag before it was detected by an x-ray machine.
The Ethiopia law prohibits any individual leaving the country with more than US$3,000 unless granted authorisation from the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA).
The Federal First Instance Court found the defendant guilty on charges of smuggling foreign currency and sentenced him to serve one-year term of imprisonment. The money was confiscated at the court's order and he was ordered to pay a US$1,77 fine. Read More from all Africa »
Mutasim Abdulletif was caught last year while attempting to pass customs security check at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, hiding the stated amount of cash in a laptop bag before it was detected by an x-ray machine.
The Ethiopia law prohibits any individual leaving the country with more than US$3,000 unless granted authorisation from the Ethiopian Revenues and Customs Authority (ERCA).
The Federal First Instance Court found the defendant guilty on charges of smuggling foreign currency and sentenced him to serve one-year term of imprisonment. The money was confiscated at the court's order and he was ordered to pay a US$1,77 fine. Read More from all Africa »
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