Police probe Kenyan trader 'for importing weapons for Al Shabaab terrorists'

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A porter carries a sack in the sea port in Mogadishu, Somalia from a foreign vessel. PHOTO | AFP

A businessman is being investigated in connection with two illegal shipments of military equipment and explosives seized at Mogadishu port last month.

The State alleges that Mr Zakariya Kamal Sufi Abashiek bought military equipment from China on behalf of Al Shabaab and facilitated its shipment to Somalia.