Four arrested over heroin possession

Police in Arusha are holding four people in possession of heroin weighing 100grams worth 10m/-.

The four were arrested in Elikyurei village of Arumeru district while possessing the narcotic drugs.

Regional Police Commander, Liberatus Saabas said the incident happened on Monday at around 6:30pm,  in Elikyurei area.

The RPC named the suspects as Seif Bakari (28) ,Hamid Makame (29),Evance Gidion (29) and  Abraham Hamis (23) all residents of Arusha city.

“We managed to arrest the four suspects after being tipped-off by good citizenry,” he said, adding: “We are still interrogating and when our investigation completes we’ll take them before the court.”

Meanwhile, another four people arrested in Engoto Bridge of Sheshokopeyi village in Ngorongoro District in possession of Sub-Machine Gun (SMG) with five round ammunitions.

RPC Saabas named the suspects as Papai Tooko (40),Leshnga Mawoi (45), Silanga Olesitoi (42) and Sombe Ngaina (30).

SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN