The High Court in Dar es Salaam sentenced a couple to life in jail on March 31, after they were found guilty of drug trafficking.
The sentence was handed by Judge Elinaza Luvanda after listening to the defence and the state, saying that the court had found the defendants guilty on two counts.
The two allegedly committed the crime on May 1, 2019 at their residence in Mbezi Beach, Kinondoni District, this is according to Tanzania’s local daily, The Citizen.
The paper also reported that the couple was allegedly found in possession of heroin weighing more than 400 grams at their home in Mbezi Beach, Dar es Salaam.
“We conducted a search from 2:00 am to 7:00 am and found the drugs hidden and preliminary results from the Chief Government Chemist showed that they were heroin.” Confirmed DCEA Operations Commissioner, Lieutenant Colonel Fredrick Milanzi saying his officers went to the couple’s home after receiving information and conducted a search and found the bag containing the drugs and others were found in the back seat of the car.
“Other items we found with them were five phones, bank cards, passports and various documents,” he added.
The couple Shamim Mwasha and Abdul Nsembo all residents of the commercial capital, as reported by the local daily, will also lose their Landrover Discovery 4 which has been nationalized by the court.
