Eight traders arrested for smuggling gold from Tanzania

Tanzanian officials at a small-scale mining centre in Karatu District, Arusha. PHOTO | BEATRICE MATERU

Eight traders have been arrested in Tanzania's northwestern region of Geita for smuggling an unspecified amount of gold out of the country, an official said on Sunday.

Doto Biteko, the Minister for Minerals, announced the arrest at a meeting with small-scale miners at Lwamgasa area in the gold-rich Geita region.