Nigerian charged with drug trafficking

>The High Court of Tanzania, Moshi Division, yesterday sentenced a Nigerian national to life in prison for drug trafficking.

Nigerian Pastor Jailed For 30 Years In Tanzania For Drug Trafficking
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A Nigerian pastor who preached in Tanzania under auspices of his has been handed a 30-year jail sentence after being convicted of smuggling cocaine worth Sh3.1 billion. Mr Chukwudi Okechukwu was jailed along with compatriot , South African Stan ...
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2014 Saw Arrest of Women for Drug Trafficking
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Drug traffickers are using Tanzania as a transit route for their illicit trade. (File photo). THIS year has witnessed the rise and fall of two criminal gangs nicknamed 'Mbwa mwitu' (wild dogs) and 'Panya road' (rats) which were implicated in robbery and carjacking ...

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Drug dealers discover new way of trafficking: official
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Drug dealers have discovered a new way of trafficking illicit drugs through Tanzania's Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) by sending them as parcels through various courier companies, a senior official said on Wednesday. Deputy Minister for ...
Traffickers now use sandals, text books, tea packets, boxes to hide illicit drugsIPPmedia
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Isles VP reiterates call to combat drug trafficking
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ZANZIBAR Second Vice-President, Mr Seif Ali Iddi, has reiterated his call to combat drug trafficking, cloves smuggling and land conflicts in the country ends. “Land disputes, clove smuggling and drug trafficking are still our main challenges. We can only win ...

Delayed drug trafficking case irks court
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THE Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court in Dar es Salaam ordered the prosecution to speed up investigations in a drug trafficking case against Mariam Said and Abdullatif Fundikira. Senior Resident Magistrate Hellen Riwa gave the order following complaints ...

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TAA vows to intensify drug trafficking fight
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TANZANIA Airports Authority (TAA) is taking President Jakaya Kikwete's recent remarks on drug trafficking seriously, saying they will fight tooth and nail to end the malady. “The issue of security at airports is not as bad as most of us think, but the president ...

Drug trafficking case facing twelve foreigners postponed
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Investigations on the illicit drug trafficking case facing 12 foreigners are not yet complete, the Kisutu Resident Magistrate's Court was told on Wednesday. The accused, eight Iranians and four Pakistanis, were found with about 200 kilogrammes of heroin worth ...

>The government is proposing a new and tougher law to curb drug trafficking in the country, which has become a major gateway for international drug-cartels.