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Drug dealers discover new way of trafficking: official

Drug dealers have discovered a new way of trafficking illicit drugs through Tanzania's Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) by sending them as parcels through various courier companies, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Deputy Minister for Transport Charles Tizeba told members of Parliamentary Committee on Infrastructure on a visit to the airport that authorities at the airport have seized eight parcels which contained narcotics in the past one week.

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