Addis Ababa, November 9, 2020 (FBC) -Sudanese military intelligence seized 95,000 rounds of ammunition loaded on donkey carts on their way to Ethiopia from the border state of Gedaref.
The Sudanese army set up an ambush to arrest several donkey carts carrying more than 95,000 rounds of along with drugs, said the Sudan News Agency (SUNA).
The operation took place upon information provided by the military intelligence at the border strip about the “smuggling of ammunition to a neighbouring country,” said SUNA.
Based on this intelligence, Sudanese troops set up an ambush in one of the border villages in Quraishah locality (near the Ethiopian border) and arrested a number of caravans carrying ammunition packed inside plastic bags.
The Sudanese state of Gedaref shares border with the Ethiopian Tigray and Amhara regions.
Two days ago, Sudan’s Gaderef and Kassala states closed the border with Ethiopia and deployed troops to prevent the insurgents from crossing to the country.