Warnings Against Cannabis Cultivation from Local Leaders

TLDR

• The Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) destroyed 3,117.9 hectares of cannabis farms and arrested 12 suspects during a 16-day operation in four villages of Kandawale and Kipatimo in Kilwa District, Lindi.
• DCEA Commissioner General Aretas Lyimo stated that the operation was successful due to strong collaboration between the authority, local communities, and leaders in the fight against cannabis cultivation.
• Lyimo highlighted that large cannabis farms were found on land owned by villages and neighborhoods, despite government strategies for land use.
• Between 200 to 250 community members participated daily in the destruction of cannabis farms, demonstrating the importance of community involvement in combating drug production.
• Lyimo urged all citizens with cannabis farms or knowledge of such farms to destroy them immediately to avoid legal action, and called on village and ward leaders to prevent cannabis cultivation in their areas.