Tanzania, March 29 -- Mtwara. The Mtwara District Magistrate Court has sentenced a 60-year-old woman, Hawa Ally, to 30 years in prison after finding her guilty of possessing narcotic drugs.

The sentence was handed down on March 27, 2026, by Resident Magistrate in Charge, George Mbago, who presided over the case.

According to the charge sheet, the accused committed the offence on August 28, 2025, in the Bomba la Bure area, Magomeni Ward in Mtwara Region, where she was found in possession of 90 grammes of cannabis.

Delivering the judgment, Magistrate Mbago said the offence contravened Sections 16(1) and 2(c) of the Drug Control and Enforcement Act, Chapter 95 (Revised Edition, 2023).

Initially, the accused denied the charge when it was ...