Ten Ethiopians Held in Mazeras Trap
POLICE in Kaloleni last Friday arrested 10
Ethiopians at Mazeras on the Mombasa- Nairobi highway. The truck said to
have been carrying the Ethiopians was intercepted by the Kaloleni
police boss David Kerina at the Mazeras stage.
Kilifi county commander James Kithuka said the group was travelling in a covered lorry towards Mombasa. Kithuka said they were tipped off by the public about the truck and immediately mounted a roadblock at Changamwe but the truck took an about-turn towards Mariakani.
"When they reached Mazeras, the truck was stopped and we discovered that there were 10 foreigners. We arrested them together with the driver who is of Somali origin," he said. Kithuka said they will be arraigned in court to answer to charges of being in the country without travel documents.
It was not immediately established where the aliens were travelling to but it is believed they were en route to South Africa. Kerina said patrols on the highway have been tightened. He said they believe the highway is one of the roads aliens use to get into Mombasa and then to other countries.
Kilifi county commander James Kithuka said the group was travelling in a covered lorry towards Mombasa. Kithuka said they were tipped off by the public about the truck and immediately mounted a roadblock at Changamwe but the truck took an about-turn towards Mariakani.
"When they reached Mazeras, the truck was stopped and we discovered that there were 10 foreigners. We arrested them together with the driver who is of Somali origin," he said. Kithuka said they will be arraigned in court to answer to charges of being in the country without travel documents.
It was not immediately established where the aliens were travelling to but it is believed they were en route to South Africa. Kerina said patrols on the highway have been tightened. He said they believe the highway is one of the roads aliens use to get into Mombasa and then to other countries.
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