Call for Cooperation to Prevent Cannabis Cultivation in Protected Areas

TLDR

• The Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) destroyed 603 acres of cannabis farms in Mvomero District, Morogoro Region.
• During the operation, 49 bags of cannabis were seized and 13 suspects were arrested.
• The operation identified and destroyed 21 camps used by cannabis growers in Misengele, Lugenge, Kisaki, and Nyarutanga villages.
• DCEA Commissioner General Aretas Lyimo stated that the operation is part of the government's strategy to combat drug production, particularly cannabis.
• Recent operations have shown that some cannabis growers are moving their activities into protected areas to evade enforcement efforts.