TCRA blocks more than 100,000 devices linked to crime

Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) director general Jabiri Bakari. PHOTO | FILE

Dar es Salaam. A total of 108,395 phones and other communication devices have been blocked during the past one year after being associated with multiple criminal acts including, swindling, fraudulent acts, being stolen, theft and reported stolen.

The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) said in a statement yesterday that they have been vigilant in identifying communication equipment used in fraudulent acts and blocking the devices’ International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI).