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Kenya arrests 13 Ethiopians on suspicion of human trafficking

Xinhua, April 5, 2016 Adjust font size:

Kenyan police have arrested 13 Ethiopian nationals in the coastal town of Kwale, near the Tanzanian border, on suspicion of human trafficking.

Kwale police commander, Joseph Omijah, said the suspects were nabbed on Sunday after tip-offs from the public and intelligence officers.

"Our officers are investigating a cartel behind human trafficking involving foreigners from different countries mainly from Ethiopia and Somalia," Omijah said.

He said the suspects were en route to South Africa when arrested, but that "their intentions could not be established immediately as they do not speak English".

"The immigrants are ferried by boat to Horohoro, Tanzania, where they would be dispatched to South Africa and other countries," the officer said.

Police sources say they suspect them of using South Africa as a transit route to European countries.

Most of the suspects entered Kenya on three-month tourist visas, police say.

Kenya every year repatriates several Ethiopians arrested in the country on suspicion of human trafficking. Endit