The following is excerpted from a 27 August 2012 news item by the World Customs Organization.
A joint operation involving the World Customs Organization (WCO) and INTERPOL against the illicit trafficking of cigarettes, tobacco and alcohol in East and Southern Africa has resulted in the seizure of tonnes of illicitly traded products in seven countries.
Operation Meerkat, which ran from 23-27 July 2012, saw Customs and police authorities carry out some 40 raids at seaports, inland border crossing points, markets and shops in Angola, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe.
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