Four Tanzanians in possession of illegal drugs with an estimated street value of 7.1 billion shillings ($4.4 million) were arrested in two separate incidents Saturday (July 6th), Tanzania's The Citizen reported.
Two women were arrested at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa with 150 kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine in their possession. The drugs, locally known as "tik", have an estimated street value of 7 billion shillings ($4.3 million), according to the South Africa Revenue Service (SARS).
"It is the biggest tik or crystal meth bust that SARS customs has made at any port of entry," said SARS spokesperson Marika Muller.
In the second incident, two people were arrested at Julius Nyerere International Airport Saturday afternoon in Dar es Salaam with two kilogrammes of heroin in their possession, with a street value of 90 million shillings ($55,000).
The couple was en route to Bangkok when they were arrested, said Godfrey Nzowa, head of the Tanzanian Police Force's anti-narcotics unit.
Source:Sabahi(washington,DC) daily news paper.