Passengers unknowingly caught in drug trade as campaign targets bus travel

DCEA Commissioner General Aretas Lyimo speaks at the launch of film dubbed to combat drug trafficking. PHOTO | COURTESY

Dar es Salaam. Hundreds of passengers, bus conductors and transport workers risk becoming entangled in drug trafficking networks simply by agreeing to carry parcels for strangers, authorities have warned, prompting the launch of a nationwide film campaign aimed at curbing the growing trend.

The initiative follows a rise in cases involving unsuspecting members of the public who have found themselves facing arrest and prosecution after unknowingly transporting luggage and packages containing narcotic drugs.