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Cross-border security team steps up surveillance to tame illicit trade

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Contraband goods seized by police in a sting operation in Marachi slum, Busia town. [File, Standard]

A cross-border security team has been formed to deal with illicit trade at the porous crossing points.

Security agencies in Trans Nzoia and Bokwo have scaled up efforts to stamp out the sale of contraband goods between the two countries.

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