Breaking all the rules - inadvertently

In my brief time in Eritrea it seems I have inadvertently managed to set a record in the number of rules I have broken in a short space of time. All of the following are in some way prohibited by the mass of laws, rules and regulations which seems to ensnare most people in Eritrea which ever way they turn -

1. I crossed the border in to Eritrea from Sudan, supposedly the border is closed but there were plenty of locals passing through.
2. I was allowed in to Eritrea despite having a Ethiopian visa and entry and exit stamps in my passport. (The two countries were at war for thirty years, and then some more)
   
3. I never received a currency declaration form through which the government attempts to strictly regulate the exchange of foreign currency to its fixed rate of exchange.
4. I stayed the night in the border town of Tesseney, where foreigners are supposedly not allowed to go and are never given travel permits
5. I travelled in Eritrea without a travel permit - I made it from Tesseney to Barentu (another town that is out of bounds for foreigners) before the military police realised I didn't have a permit and took me off the bus. I was then escorted in to town to the Security Police and issued a piece of paper which authorised my travel to Asmara.