Tanzania: Operation On Illegal Use of Guns in Game Reserves Planned

Owners of firearms living near wildlife reserves have developed a partnership with poachers by lending the latter guns to illegally kill animals, investigations by the police force have revealed.

Inspector General of Police (IGP), Ernest Mangu told reporters in Dar es Salaam on Tuesday that to fight the alliance between gun owners and poachers, police will launch an operation to collect guns from all legal owners for further inspection on their use.

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