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Cameroon Customs Intercepts Large Ammunition Shipment Bound for Capital

  • 3,144 rounds of high-grade ammunition seised in anti-smuggling operation as Cameroon faces escalating security challenges
  • Analysts warn unchecked arms flow could destabilise national and regional security

Yaoundé, Cameroon – Cameroon’s customs officers intercepted a large stockpile of illegal war ammunition headed from the north to the capital, Yaoundé, marking a critical anti-smuggling success amid the country’s rising security concerns. The seizure, comprising 3,144 high-grade bullets, was made on October 28, 2024, near Ngaoundéré, approximately 800 kilometres from Yaoundé. The ammunition was concealed in a public transport bus on the Maroua-Yaoundé route, according to government sources.

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