Tanzania's standards watchdog seizes four tonnes of imported used underwear

Second-hand underwear sold at a market.

Tanzania's standards watchdog has seized four tonnes of used underwear in an ongoing crackdown in the northern zone regions, an official has said.

"Most of the imported used underwear were impounded in Arusha and Kilimanjaro regions during a special crackdown that lasted two weeks," said Rhoida Andusamile, the head of public relations at Tanzania Bureau of Standards (TBS).