4.4 tonnes of drugs seized in 2025 – aimnews.org

Maputo, 1 Apr (AIM) – Mozambican authorities seized a total of 4.4 tonnes of various illicit drugs in 2025.

According to the government spokesperson and Minister of State Administration, Inocêncio Impissa, citing the “Annual Report on the Evolution of Trafficking and Illicit Drug Consumption”, 617 individuals were detained during the operations. 604 of these people were Mozambican and 13 were foreigners.

Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, after a meeting of the Council of Ministers (Cabinet), Impissa also said that the country’s health units treated, last year, 32,281 patients with mental and behavioral disorders associated with drug use.

This is an increase of 38 percent compared to 2024, when 23,412 cases of illicit drug use were recorded in the country’s health units.

“During the same period, authorities identified 5,134 drug users during visits to more than 4,500 psychosocial support centers,” he said.

As part of prevention efforts, he explained, around 60,000 lectures were held across the country on the risks of drug use, reaching more than 2.7 million people, which represents an increase of 49 percent compared to the previous year.

The Annual Report on the “Evolution of Trafficking and Illicit Drug Consumption” will subsequently be submitted to the Assembly of the Republic, the country’s Parliament, for consideration.
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