Four cybercrime suspects arrested in Tanzania’s Mtwara city linked to fraud network across 11 regions
Four youths alleged to be involved in cyber fraud, who were arrested by the Mtwara Regional Police Force during a place conference held on Saturday, July 4, 2026. PHOTO| SALMA MKALIBALA
Mtwara. Police in Mtwara Region, through the Cybercrime Unit, have arrested four suspects accused of involvement in fraud and other cyber offences across 11 regions of the country.
Mtwara Regional Police Commander Issa Suleiman told journalists on Saturday, June 4, 2026, that the suspects had been entering Mtwara at different times, where they allegedly committed fraud targeting financial service providers before relocating to other parts of the country.
