1.   It is also likely thatsome of the seized goods were meant for export to Indonesia, Hong Kong,Taiwan, Singapore and India.

2.   Seized goods can be sold at special shops, with the proceeds going to the customs service.

3.   The seized goods included handbags, luggage and wallets.

4.   A spokesman for the gunmen told AFP in Mogadishi that Ethiopian authorities had agreed to release the seized goods and free detained Somali smugglers.

5.   The crew maintained that the seized goods were their personal property.