During a subsequent house-to-house search, the police found a chunk of the fertilizer unloaded from the vehicle and stored in private homes. Photo: Amhara Agriculture bureauAddis Abeba – Amhara regional state agriculture bureau said the police intercepted a trailer loaded with 400 quintals of fertilizer, which took off from Djibouti port and was en route to its destination in Wereta city of Amhara regional state. Illicit fertilizer trading has further compounded the problem. Although most of the fertilizer could be seized from the vehicle, the police found that more than 140 quintals were already distributed to individuals illegally. Of these 89 quintals of fertilizer were found stored in one individual’s house, and 24 quintals of it were found stored under the bed and in the kitchen of another individual’s house, the bureau further said.

Source: Ethiopian News July 25, 2023 02:09 UTC