Aretas Lyimo
Aretas Lyimo is the Commissioner General of the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) in Tanzania, known for his proactive leadership in combating illegal drug trade. Under his guidance, the DCEA has conducted major operations leading to significant drug seizures and the destruction of cannabis farms, emphasizing the interconnectedness of drug trafficking with other crimes.
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Mr Aretas Lyimo, the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority Commissioner General, stated that Tanzanians arrested abroad are prosecuted under the laws of the countries in which they are detained.
28 Tanzanians were arrested abroad over drug trafficking in 2025, majority held in Zambia
Tanzania· 2026-05-30
Mr. Aretas Lyimo is the Commissioner General of the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority in Tanzania.
Tanzania tightens airport scans after corpse drug bustTanzania· 2026-02-25Aretas Lyimo is the Commissioner General of the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority in Tanzania, leading efforts to combat drug trafficking through advanced technology.
Tanzania’s anti-drug czar unveils high-tech attack on drug financiersTanzania· 2026-02-24Aretas Lyimo is the DCEA Commissioner General who provided details about the arrests and the dangers of the drugs.
Tanzania arrests lovers in Dar’s first seizure of drugs linked to serious crimesTanzania· 2025-12-04
DCEA Commissioner General Aretas Lyimo said the suspects were found with 140 cannabis biscuits.
Four Tanzanian students arrested over cannabis biscuits at house partyTanzania· 2025-10-22Aretas Lyimo is the DCEA Commissioner General who issued a warning to drug traffickers.
No safe haven for drug dealers, warns Tanzania’s enforcement authorityTanzania· 2025-09-08
DCEA Commissioner General Aretas Lyimo warned that artists are among those at high risk of falling into drug abuse.
Chid Benz bounces back: Tanzanian rapper returns after 10 months in rehab, vows to fight drug abuseTanzania· 2025-08-24
DCEA Commissioner General Aretas Lyimo said seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the latest seizure.
Tanzania seizes 30 tonnes of narcotic drug disguised as fertilizersTanzania· 2025-08-13Aretas Lyimo is the Commissioner General of the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority clarifying legal responsibilities regarding narcotics.
Tanzanian Bus owners decry 'harsh' anti-drugs, immigration laws, push for reformsTanzania· 2025-07-23
Aretas Lyimo, the DCEA Commissioner General, revealed the shocking practice of hiding drugs in dead bodies.
Anti-drugs authority holds corpses in trafficking probeTanzania· 2025-07-10
Aretas Lyimo is the Commissioner General of the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority who spoke about new methods used by criminals to smuggle drugs.
DCEA yabaini mbinu mpya kusafirisha dawa za kulevya kupitia fuvu la maitiTanzania· 2025-07-09Commissioner General Aretas Lyimo warned that the growing popularity of shisha was fuelling drug abuse.
Government alarmed as shisha, betting rise among youthTanzania· 2025-05-01
Aretas Lyimo is the DCEA Commissioner General who discussed the interception of chemicals linked to drug production.
Tanzania intercepts 14 tonnes of chemicals linked to illicit drug productionTanzania· 2025-04-24
DCEA Commissioner General Aretas Lyimo announced that the initiative will begin with hip-hop artiste Rashid Makwiro.
DCEA launches initiative to support artistes battling drug addictionTanzania· 2025-03-21
Aretas Lyimo, the Commissioner General of DCEA, stated that without intelligence reports, it would have been difficult to identify the method of growing cannabis at home.
DCEA yanasa bustani ya bangi ndani ya nyumbaTanzania· 2025-02-18
Aretas Lyimo is the DCEA Commissioner General who revealed the operations against illegal drug trade.
Tanzania’s drugs control body seizes over 790 kilograms of narcotics in nationwide crackdownTanzania· 2025-02-18