Drug lords on global spies radar set up East Africa’s hub in Dar es Salaam, US agency says

Drug trafficking routes from Eastern Africa. ILLUSTRATION | JOSEPH NGARI | NMG

In Summary

• Tanzania’s location, porous borders, and persistent corruption present challenges to narcotics interdiction, a new report notes.
• Dar es Salaam has been fingered as the region’s key transit point for illicit drugs, facilitating the movement of multi-million-dollar narcotics to Kenya, Uganda and Europe.
• Tanzania’s exposure has complicated the drug fight for Kenya, which bears the brunt of the narcotics being smuggled through the long common border.