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Zambia nabs Tanzanian national with heroin hidden in rectum

Xinhua, November 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Authorities in Zambia have arrested a Tanzania national for trying to smuggle heroin in the country hidden in his rectum, a senior official from the country's anti-drug agency said on Tuesday.

Theresa Katongo, the public relations officer at the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), said the 29-year-old Tanzanian was arrested in northern Zambia's Nakonde district for trafficking in 17 sachets of heroin.

The drugs were concealed in his rectum which were discovered after officers conducted a body search on him, she added.

The officers also arrested another Tanzanian national in the same district for trafficking in 1.67 kilogram of loose cannabis. Endit