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[Published: Wednesday February 21 2018]

 $ 1m gold seized at Kenya airport

 
Nairobi 21 Feb (ANA) - A Tanzanian man has been arrested in Kenya before attempting to board a flight to Dubai with $ 1m (£ 700,000) worth of gold.  The 46-year-old man was carrying 32kg of the precious metal when he was stopped by officers at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, on Friday.
 
Authorities said they were acting on a tip-off. He had traveled from Mwanza, in Tanzania, via Kilimanjaro, according to Kenya's Standard Media.  An investigation has been launched.(ANA)
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