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Land Border Permeability Study MONITORING, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT NATIONAL REVENUE AUTHORITY 19 WELLINGTON STREET, FREETOWN. SEPTEMBER, 2006 Table of Content LIST OF TABLES…………………………………………………………………………...…...I ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………….…………………………….….III ACRONYMS……………………………………………………………………………….…...IV EXECUTIVE SUMMARY….………………….…………………………..…………………...V 1.0 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………. ............................... 1 1.1 JUSTIFICATION OF THE STUDY ................................................................................ 1 1.1.1 Analyzing the focus and findings of the ONS Assessment ................................................................... 2 1.1.2 Limitations of the ONS Study, and the Relevance of the MRD Land Border Permeability Study ............ 3 1.2 OBJECTIVES .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 OUTPUT/DELIVERABLES .................................................................................................. 5 1.4 METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................. 5 1.4.1 Sample Selection ........................................................................................................................................ 6 1.4.2 Data Collection .......................................................................................................................................... 6 1.4.3 Data Analysis ............................................................................................................................................. 6 1.5 CONSTRAINTS TO THE STUDY ........................................................................................ 7 2.0DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS…………………….. ................................... 8 2.1 KONO DISTRICT ............................................................................................................. 8 2.1.1 Gbanekandor Chiefdom ........................................................................................................................ 8 2.1.1.1 Most Preferred Routes ................................................................................................................... 11 2.1.1.2 Incidence of smuggling .................................................................................................................. 11 2.1.1.3 Topography and accessibility of the entry point ............................................................................ 11 2.1.1.4 Major goods smuggled/transacted ................................................................................................. 12 2.1.1.5 Points manned by customs/border security ........................................................................................... 12 2.1.2 Soa Chiefdom ........................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1.2.1 Most Preferred Routes ................................................................................................................... 14 2.1.2.2 Incidence of smuggling ................................................................................................................. 14 2.1.2.3 Major goods smuggled/transacted ................................................................................................ 14 2.1.2.4 Points manned by customs/border security .................................................................................... 14 2.1.2.5 Incidence of smuggling ................................................................................................................. 15 2.1.3 Mafindor Chiefdom ............................................................................................................................ 15 2.1.3.1 Most Preferred Routes .......................................................................................................................... 17 2.1.3.2 Major goods smuggled/transacted ........................................................................................................ 17 2.1.3.3 Points manned by customs/border security ........................................................................................... 17 2.1.2.5 Risk of smuggling ........................................................................................................................... 17 2.1.4.1 Most Preferred Routes .......................................................................................................................... 18 2.1.4.2 Major goods smuggled/transacted ........................................................................................................ 19 2.1.4 Toli Chiefdom:.................................................................................................................................... 20 Table 4: Border towns in Toli Chiefdom, Kono District .......................................................... 20 2.1.5.1 Most Preferred Routes .......................................................................................................................... 21 2.1.5.2 Major goods smuggled/transacted ........................................................................................................ 21 2.2.0 KAILAHUN DISTRICT ................................................................................................ 22 2.2.1 Luawa Chiefdom ...................................................................................................................................... 22 2.2.1.1 Most Preferred Routes .......................................................................................................................... 24 2.2.1.2 Major goods smuggled/transacted ........................................................................................................ 24 2.2.1.3 Points Manned by Customs/Security Personnel .................................................................................... 24 2.2.2 Kissi Teng Chiefdom .......................................................................................................................... 25 2.2.2.1 Major goods smuggled/transacted ........................................................................................................ 27 2.2.2.2 Points manned by customs/border security ........................................................................................... 27 2.2.2.3 Topography and accessibility of the entry point ................................................................................... 27 2.2.2.4 Incidence of smuggling ......................................................................................................................... 27 2.2.2.5 Reasons for Smuggling .......................................................................................................................... 28 2.2.2.6 Economic Activities in the Chiefdom .................................................................................................... 28 2.2.3 Kissi Kama ............................................................................................................................................... 28 2.2.3.1 Crossing Points ..................................................................................................................................... 28 2.2.3.2 Topography and accessibility of the entry point ................................................................................... 30 2.2.3.3 Points manned by Customs Officers/ security Personnel ...................................................................... 30 2.2.3.4 Major goods smuggled/transacted ........................................................................................................ 30 2.2.4 Kissi Tongi ............................................................................................................................................... 30 2.2.4.1 Topography and accessibility of the entry point ................................................................................... 32 2.2.4.2 Major goods smuggled/transacted ........................................................................................................ 32 2.2.5 Upper Bambara Chiefdom ..................................................................................................................... 32 2.2.5.2 Incidence of Smuggling ......................................................................................................................... 34 2.2.6 Penguia Chiefdom .................................................................................................................................... 34 2.2.6.1 Major goods smuggled/transacted ........................................................................................................ 36 2.2.6.2 Topography and accessibility of the entry point ................................................................................... 36 2.2.6.3 Risk of Smuggling .................................................................................................................................. 36 2.2.6.4 Reasons for Smuggling .......................................................................................................................... 36 2.3.0 KAMBIA DISTRICT ......................................................................................................... 37 2.3.1 Bramaia Chiefdom 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