Dar es Salaam, Oct. 21 -- THE Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA)  has seized a total of 10,763.94 kilograms of various types of drugs, including 6,007 kilograms and 153 litres of synthetic chemicals, while 89 suspects have been arrested in connection with the crime

Speaking to the media outlets in Dar es Salaam today, October 21, 2025, DCEA Commissioner General, Aretas Lyimo said the success was due to operations carried out in September and October 2025 in various areas of the country.

Commissioner General Lyimo said that in an operation carried out in Kariakoo, Dar es Salaam, the Authority seized 40.32 kilograms of dried and packaged spices in 80 packets marked “Dry Basil Leaves”. The drugs were being trans...