The incineration ensures that the chemicals are destroyed before they can interact with cement materials, thereby preventing the narcotics from being salvaged or reused.
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The Citizen Reporter
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Mtwara. In a searing display of the government’s commitment to eradicating the narcotics trade, the Drug Control and Enforcement Authority (DCEA) has incinerated over 500 kilogrammes of heroin at the Dangote Cement factory kilns.
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