A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced a United Nations driver to three years in prison for attempting to illegally export minerals. Court officials say the driver, Julien Mukala, also was fined $25,000 in the court verdict, issued late Wednesday. Mukala was accused of trying to smuggle 1,200 kilograms of the tin […]
Congo Sentences UN Driver for Smuggling Minerals
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 8:20 am (UTC-5)
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UN Driver in Congo Suspected of Trafficking Minerals
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 9:10 am (UTC-5)
A United Nations driver in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is suspected of trying to smuggle minerals out of the country. Officials in Congo’s North Kivu province say the driver was stopped Sunday evening near the border with Rwanda. They say he was driving a vehicle carrying 1,200 kilograms of cassiterite, the principle ore […]
