Tanzania police find 100 hectares of cannabis in Mgeta valley, arrest 12
Tanzanian police found about 100 hectares of cannabis across five villages along the Mgeta valley during a week-long operation in June 2020 and arrested 12 suspects. Village leaders in Doma ward were ordered to report for questioning.
🇹🇿 Mgeta valley, Doma ward, Mvomero district, Morogoro Region · Tanzania
Tanzanian police found about 100 hectares of cannabis in five villages along the Mgeta valley and arrested 12 suspects.[1]Morogoro regional police commander Wilbroad Mutafungwa announced the discovery on Tuesday 9 June 2020 after a special operation with other security organs that lasted a week.[1]
Mutafungwa ordered the leaders of the villages in Doma ward in Mvomero district to report to police within two days for questioning.[1]He said the nearest plantation lay about 30 kilometres from a residential area, and the ward executive officer Mapambano Mkopi said the authorities had not noticed the plantations because they were far from the villages.[1]
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Police burn cannabis during the destruction operation in Morogoro region on 8 June 2020 (Xinhua photo)Photo details
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