DAR ES SALAAM, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Eight traders have been arrested in Tanzania's northwestern region of Geita in connection with smuggling out of the country an unspecified amount of gold, an official said on Sunday.
Doto Biteko, the Minister for Minerals, announced the arrest of the eight traders in a meeting with small-scale miners at Lwamgasa area in the gold-rich Geita region.
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