BY NIWAEL JULIUS
More than 315 acres
of land with marijuana seedlings have been found and destroyed by police in
Meru and Arusha-rural districts during a special operations to combat drug
dealers in the region
The operation team was led by the Arusha Regional Police
Commender (RPC) Liberatus Sabus which ended successful by setting ablaze of 130
hectares (315 acre) blooming with the weed.
“ We started operations in the
notorious drug den of Kisimiri village and combed all other area to the entire
Meru precinct up to Mandet village where
we also impounded 1020 bales of marijuana weighting nearly
100 tones” Said RPC Sabus
He said the bales were found
concealed in the caves and about 970 of them were burnt to ashes leaving only
43 of them as case exhibits following the arrest of seven suspect.
RPC Sabus named the suspect as
Florah Joel mollel and Abell Daniel both from Kidefu village in Meru, Sainere
Knyan, Merinyo Lenya, Julius Thadayo (said to be a student) and his father Thadayo Marite all
from olkokola village as well as Simba Muhidini of Chanika, Dar es salaam.
RPC Sabus thanks the community
for their copparation during operation by helping to set on fire more than 3445
marijuana seedlings.
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