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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