Ethiopian intelligence seizes smuggled guns, $700,000 cash
The National intelligence and security service of Ethiopia and the police today capture 28 Kalashnikov guns, 459 Turkish-made…
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Ethiopia seizes weapon smugglers with 105 Kalashnikov guns
Ethiopian Police today seized four weapon smugglers with 105 Russian-made Kalashnikov guns in Burayu at the out skirt…
Ethiopia jails 105 traders for tax fraud
UPDATED– The Revenue Ministry of Ethiopia today announces arresting 105 traders suspected of tax fraud amounting 14 billion…
Ethiopian police seizes 382 illegal Kalashnikov guns
The Federal Police Commission of Ethiopia has indicated that over the past six months it has seized 382…
Ethiopia arrests 32 engaged in telecom fraud
The Federal Police of Ethiopia has arrested 32 individuals engaged in telecom fraud sharing the state monopoly’s Ethio…
Federal Police of Ethiopia to operate helicopters
As part of the ongoing reform, the Federal Police of Ethiopia has restructured itself having air wing /…
Police seizes 4 machine guns, 46,000 bullets in Addis Ababa
The Addis Ababa Police Commission says it has seized four illegal machines guns with over 46,000 bullets smuggled…
Ethiopian police captures 43 smuggled Kalashnikov guns
Ethiopia’s Amhara Region Police has captured 43 illegal Kalashnikov guns and 1,300 bullets from arms traffickers.
Ethiopia captures 7 kg gold, $1.5 million dollar from smugglers
Ethiopia police and army capture seven kilograms of gold and over one million dollars of hard currency from…
Ethiopia captures 200 taking military training
Ethiopian government says 200 individuals are captured while taking illegal military training in Benishangul Gumz region of western…
Ethiopia approves law to tackle illegal arms trade
Following the increase of illegal arms trade and the security threat it poses on the country, the Minster…
Ethiopia detains 56 foreigners for cocaine, cannabis trafficking
The narcotic division of Federal Police of Ethiopia has arrested 56 foreigners from 15 different countries involved in…
Ethiopia to repatriate stolen wealth joining global network
To repatriate its stolen wealth and fight future illicit financial outflows, the Government of Ethiopia has applied to…
Addis Ababa Police captures illegal weapons
The Addis Ababa Police Commission captures three illegal machine guns and thousands of bullets entering the capital of…
Ethiopia police caught criminals in police uniform
The federal police of Ethiopia has arrested individuals in Addis Ababa who were committing crimes wearing police uniform.…
Police brought back 185 human traffic victims
Federal police of Ethiopia has brought back 185 human traffic victims, who were trying to travel to the…
Ethiopia prison administration fires 103 individuals
The Federal Prison Administration, which used to be blamed for violating human rights of prisoners in Ethiopia, says…
Prosecutor charges Ethiopia’s military company head
The federal prosecutor of Ethiopia on Thursday opened grand corruption charges against the director general of the military…
Suspect human rights offenders in Ethiopia appear court
Suspect human rights offenders in Ethiopia, who have been in custody for the past few weeks, Maasho Kidane…
Ethiopia arrests organized criminals, captures 49 Kalashnikov guns
The command post operating in Benishangul Gumz and Oromia regions of Ethiopia has arrested 171 organized criminals and…
United States indicts former Mozambique finance minister
The United States indicts former Mozambique finance minister Manuel Chang on charges related to a $2 billion debt…
Ethiopia confiscates 498 pistols in Bahir Dar
The Bahir Dar City police in Amhara Region of Ethiopia have confiscated 498 pistols hidden in the house…
Ethiopia caught Nigerian smuggling $141,000 cash
A male Nigerian passenger leaving Ethiopia via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport is caught on Saturday trying to…
Ethiopia captures over 4,800 bullets at Sudan border
The customs commission authorities captured 4,492 pistol bullets and 372 bullets of machine-guns being smuggled into Ethiopia through…
Ethiopia arrest ex-Somali region president
The conflict in Ethiopia’s Somali Region, which has resulted in the death of dozens of people in Jigjiga…