46-year-old held with more than 150 kg of suruma in Búzi
Police in Búzi district, Sofala, detained a 46-year-old man found with more than 150 kilograms of cannabis sativa, known locally as suruma, after an anonymous tip-off. Police suspect he produced the drug and supplied it to Beira, Dondo and Nhamatanda.
Police in Búzi district, Sofala province, detained a man found with more than
150 kilograms of cannabis sativa, known locally as suruma.[1]The detainee is
46 years old, according to the police.[1]Police suspect him of producing the
drug and supplying it to the cities of Beira and Dondo and to Nhamatanda
district.[1]The detention followed an anonymous tip-off, according to Duílio
Mabai, the PRM district commander in Búzi.[1]The suspect admitted producing
and selling the suruma and said he now regretted it.[1]The cannabis, suruma,
was in the trafficking route, the commander added.[2]
Club of Mozambique’s English account names the same 46-year-old suspect as a
cannabis farmer and a supplier to Beira, Dondo and Nhamatanda.[2]MZNews
reported that the 46-year-old was detained in possession of more than 150 kg of
cannabis sativa, called suruma, in Búzi.[3]According to Duílio Mabai, the
district police commander, the detainee was suspected of producing and supplying
the drug to Beira and Dondo and in Nhamatanda district.[3]Cannabis sativa is
called suruma in Mozambique.[1]
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Dried cannabis sativa, called suruma locally, pictured as the article's lead image next to the report of the Búzi detention. The image carries no caption or credit.Photo details
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The article gives no separate date for the detention; 27 July 2022, the publication date, is used as the incident date.
The weight is given only as more than 150 kilograms, so 150 kg is recorded as the stated lower bound.
The place is given only as Búzi district, Sofala; the town or locality within the district where the detention happened is not named.
Only the suspect's age, 46, was published; his name and other identifying details were not reported.
No charges, custody decision or court outcome were reported.
The Rádio Moçambique page image has no caption or credit establishing that it shows this seizure, so it is linked rather than copied, and its year of origin is unclear.
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