Tanzania, May 24 -- Mtwara. In a searing display of the government's commitment to eradicating the narcotics trade, the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) has incinerated over 500 kilogrammes of heroin at the Dangote Cement factory kilns.

The exercise followed a landmark ruling by the Mtwara High Court, which saw a major international trafficker sentenced to three decades behind bars.

As the intense heat of the factory's kilns, reaching temperatures exceeding 1,500 degrees Celsius, reduced the illicit cargo to ash, the DCEA leadership reaffirmed that Tanzania would no longer be a haven for drug cartels.

The incineration ensures that the chemicals are destroyed before they can interact with cement materials, thereby preventin...