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    Drug trafficking and abuse are increasing in Tanzania and concerted efforts must be made to check this trend, President Jakaya Kikwete has said. “Tanzania used to be a transit point for drugs, but now the number of users is escalating very fast,” Kikwete said at public rally. He urged law enforcement bodies, parents and activists to step up the war against narcotics, saying traff…

    By GDB Newsletter // 27 June 2007

    Drug trafficking and abuse are increasing in Tanzania and concerted efforts must be made to check this trend, President Jakaya Kikwete has said. “Tanzania used to be a transit point for drugs, but now the number of users is escalating very fast,” Kikwete said at public rally. He urged law enforcement bodies, parents and activists to step up the war against narcotics, saying trafficking and use of drugs had reached alarming levels. He said the problem was especially serious in Dar es Salaam, the semi-autonomous island of Zanzibar and in the northern towns of Arusha, Mwanza and Tanga. (IRIN)

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