Government's Ongoing Strategy to Combat Drug Production

TLDR

• The Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) destroyed 603 acres of cannabis farms in Mvomero District, Morogoro Region.
• During the operation, DCEA seized 49 bags of cannabis and arrested 13 suspects linked to the farms.
• 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 this operation is part of the government's ongoing strategy to combat drug production, particularly cannabis.
• Recent operations have shown that some cannabis growers are changing their methods by moving their activities into protected areas.