Authorities confiscated hundreds of cartons of illegal tobacco during a raid conducted at the Mogadishu Port.
Port authorities confiscated 249 cartons of snus tobacco in Monday’s raid.
Snus tobacco originated in Sweden in the early years of the 18th century.
It is full of nicotine and often leads users into nicotine addiction.
Over the years, the product’s popularity among Somali youth has increased substantially.
Somali security apparatus worked closely with the port authorities after receiving intel on the presence of the product at the facility.
Officials dissuaded Somalis from importing illegal substances into the country
