Ten held over selling and using soruma and heroin at a Beira house
Police in Beira detained 10 people in a house in the Inhamudima area, where they were allegedly selling and using heroin and cannabis sativa, known as soruma, and seized small quantities of both drugs and an unspecified sum of cash. The alleged owner of the drug and other dealers and users fled, and a police spokesman said officers were trying to establish where the drug came from.
🇲🇿 Inhamudima, Beira, Sofala · Mozambique
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Police in Beira detained 10 people in a house in the Inhamudima area, where they
were allegedly selling and using drugs including heroin and cannabis sativa,
known locally as soruma.[1]The police seized small quantities of the drugs
and an unspecified sum of money.[1]
The detainees denied involvement but admitted they were found in the house where
the drug was being sold.[1]One detainee, the owner of the house where the
drug was seized, said he rented the house to several people and did not know
what they did.[1]
A suspect described by police as the owner of the drug, along with other dealers
and users, had fled.[1]PRM spokesman in Sofala Daniel Macuácua said officers
were working to neutralise the rest of the group and establish where the drug
came from.[1]
Sources
O Paísopais.co.mzPTDetidos 10 indivíduos por venda e consumo de drogas na Beira
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The article says the raid happened over the previous weekend; 21 January 2018 is used as the incident date.
The article gives no weight or price for the cannabis seized, so no kg_seized or value is recorded.
The drugs are listed together, so the cannabis quantity cannot be separated from the heroin.
No charges, court dates or outcomes were reported.
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