DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 9 -- TO a casual observer, he appeared like any other street tea vendor, carrying flasks and cups as he moved through city streets in search of customers.

Mr Jefferson Kilonzo Mwende, a Kenyan national, conducted his regular activities at Sinza in Dar es Salaam.

Often seen riding a bodaboda, he served tea to passers-by, blending seamlessly into the daily rhythm of the neighbourhood.

However, the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) has now revealed that Mr Mwende was living a double life, as a tea vendorcum-drug dealer suspect.

Speaking at a press conference in Dar es Salaam yesterday, DCEAs Commissioner General Aretas Lyimo said Mr Mwende was recently arrested while in possession of 131.88 grammes of hero...