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The government banned the sachet-packaged alcohol in
February this year, setting February 28 the deadline for its supply and
consumption in the country, before it launched fierce countrywide campaign
against the liquor consumption on March 1.
Last month, the Minister of State
in the Vice-President’s Office, Union Affairs and Environment, January Makamba
said about 100,000 cartons of sachet-packed liquor worth over 10bn/- were
impounded in a three-day crackdown in Dar es Salaam alone.
Briefing journalists over the
operation, Mr Makamba said there were piles of viroba liquor seized in some
industries and stores, pending distribution.
He said the impounded
consignments in the city would remain under watch at their respective
industries and stores, to protect them from reaching consumers, as the
government was still pondering on the next move.
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