Somalia's Face of Modern Piracy

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Jehad Nga

Tale of the Loot
Farah Ismael Eid, who is serving a 15-year term at Mandera prison, says that much of the money he and his group collected was divided as: 20 percent for the bosses, 20 percent for necessities like guns, food and cigarettes, 30 percent for the gunmen and 30 percent for government officials.

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