Mozambican authorities dismantled an illegal drug factory in Maputo and seized acids used to manufacture dangerous substances, according to an official source.
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24/10/2026
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Lusa
Amozambican authorities dismantled an illegal drug factory in Maputo and seized huge amounts of acids used for manufacturing substances considered hazardous to health, today advanced an official source.
According to the spokesman of the National Criminal Investigation Service (Sernic), Hilário Lole, the factory had been installed in the neighborhood of Magoannie B, in the Mozambican capital, in a house, where various equipment, chemicals related to the processing and packaging of drugs and people were seized.
A Mozambican citizen was arrested, identified by the police as a tenant of the property.
In the first half of the year, at least 17,783 people sought care in Mozambican health services due to drug use and other psychotropic substances, an increase of 58.6% compared to the homologous period, announced in September the national authorities.
Citing the Report on the Situation of Drug Use and Illicit Trafficking Registered in the country in the 1st Semester of 2026, Salma Iuraimadam, representative of the Ministry of Health, said that, during this period, “a total of 17,783 patients with mental disorders and behavior resulting from the consumption of psychoactive substances were treated”, which represents “about 58% of increase in relation to the same period last year”.
The responsible explained that the main causes of seeking psychiatric and mental health services continue to be the consumption of multiple substances and alcohol, with 7,372 and 5,469 cases, respectively, followed by cannabinoids, with 1,502 cases, and opioids, with 1,100 cases.”.
Salma Iuraimadam said that the age group between 21 and 35 years continues to concentrate the highest number of cases.