{"id":55319,"date":"2024-02-06T20:47:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T20:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/36-mozambicans-were-detained-abroad-in-2023-on-drug-trafficking-charges"},"modified":"2024-02-06T21:58:53","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T21:58:53","slug":"36-mozambicans-were-detained-abroad-in-2023-on-drug-trafficking-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mozambique\/all-news\/36-mozambicans-were-detained-abroad-in-2023-on-drug-trafficking-charges","title":{"rendered":"36 Mozambicans were detained abroad in 2023 on drug trafficking charges"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. <\/strong><\/span>Thirty-six Mozambican citizens have been arrested abroad for international drug trafficking in 2023, compared to 33 in the previous year, according to the \u2018Domingo\u2019 newspaper.<\/p>\n

The majority of the arrests occurred in Brazil (21), followed by Portugal, Thailand, India, with two, and Angola, China, Ethiopia, Qatar, Dubai, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Mauritius and Zambia with one arrest each.<\/p>\n

Last year, 25 foreign citizens were detained in Mozambique, compared to 80 in 2022. Ten Nigerians, three South Africans, two Eswatini nationals, two Tanzanians, two Malawians, two Colombians, two Mexicans, one Congolese and one Senegalese were detained.<\/p>\n

The foreign individuals detained in Mozambique were involved in trafficking cocaine, heroin, and ingredients for the production of synthetic drugs.<\/p>\n

Mozambican authorities detained an undisclosed number of national citizens for drug-related crimes, the majority for production, sale, trafficking and consumption of cannabis sativa (\u201csoruma\u201d).<\/p>\n

The drug route<\/b><\/p>\n

According to the \u2018Jornal Moc\u0327ambique, \u2018Mozambique is a drug transit port on the Afghanistan \u2013 Pakistan \u2013 Pemba \u2013 Zambe\u0301zia and Maputo \u2013 South Africa routes for methamphetamine, amphetamine and heroin.<\/p>\n

For cocaine trafficking, the route is generally Sa\u0303o-Paulo (Brazil) \u2013 Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) \u2013 Maputo \u2013 South Africa.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Mozambique<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Mozambique. Thirty-six Mozambican citizens have been arrested abroad for international drug trafficking in 2023, compared to 33 in the previous year, according to the \u2018Domingo\u2019 newspaper. 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