They were charged along with five Tanzanians, who now face separate counts of smuggling the immigrants in two batches. For foreigners, the prosecution alleged that they were found to have entered unlawfully and present in the United Republic of Tanzania without a valid permit and visa. For Tanzanians, the prosecution alleged that they were found to have smuggled the illegal immigrants into the country while it was illegal. The vehicles involved in the illegal business, according to the prosecution, are Mini-bus Nissan Civilian No. T 669 DJH, whose owner was not mentioned, which was used in the first batch and Howo Semi-Trailer No T 181 DKB with trailer No T 961 DKA owned by Dangote Company used in the second batch.

Source: Ethiopian News September 28, 2017 08:26 UTC