Govt hints on operation against firearms smuggling

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'Queen of Ivory' arrested, charged in major smuggling operation
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>You risk going to jail for a term of not less than five years­­­­ -- or pay a fine of not less than Sh10 million, or both if you are found with an unlicensed firearm.

Manufacturers and other players in the economy have urged the government to embrace a holistic approach to curbing the menace of smuggling.

Loliondo still awash with illegal firearms
Daily News
LOLIONDO, an area notorious for tribal conflicts and armed banditry in Ngorongoro District, is still awash with illegal weapons left behind by Somali bandits who terrorized the division in the late 1990s as well as new guns being brought in by criminal gangs.
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Kagera police seize firearms
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It is suspected that the weapons were being used in criminal activities such as hijackings and robberies, the Kagera Regional Police Commander (RPC), George Mayunga has said. Mr Mayunga said that on February 6, this year, police detectives impounded ...

Former Zanzibar minister arrested for illegal firearms possession
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DAR ES SALAAM (Xinhua) -- Zanzibar authorities on Saturday arrested a former minister in connection with illegal possession of firearms, a laptop and other communication gadgets, police said. Zanzibar's deputy director for Criminal Investigations Salum ...
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It’s a call normally heard in countries emerging from civil war: hand over your illegal weapons in exchange for amnesty.

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Police arrest 26 suspects over assassination, terror attacks, theft of firearms
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Police in Dar es Salaam have reported having arrested 26 people over assassination of police officers, planned terror attacks and stealing firearms from various police posts this year. Dar es Salaam Special Zone Police Commissioner Suleiman Kova told ...

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Bomani gives hints on stand-off on Constitution
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Former attorney general Mark Bomani has said unless the two differing groups in the constitutional review debate resolve their differences, pessimism reigns high that Tanzanians might not get the expected fundamental document. He appealed to the ...