Mwanza Police Impound 103 Motorcycles in Crackdown

Mwanza — POLICE in Mwanza have impounded 103 motorcycles and detained 30 suspects during a crackdown targeting reckless riders practices that residents say have become a growing public nuisance. The operation began on September 14 after complaints about speeding riders, blinding high-intensity lights, noisy modified exhaust systems and motorcycles operating without registration plates. Mwanza Regional Police Commander, DCP Wilbrod Mutafungwa said the exercise will continue until compliance improves. "The operation was launched after wananchi complained about the nuisance and fear caused by riders who violate road safety laws," he said. Of the motorcycles seized, 70 were fitted with illegal high-intensity lights, 13 had modified exhaust systems, 10 lacked registration plates, while five riders were found without licences. Another five motorcycles were impounded for offences involving failure to wear helmets and carrying excess passengers. "Seventy motorcycles were impounded for using illegal high-intensity lights," DCP Mutafungwa said. He said the violations contravene provisions of the Road Traffic Act under Chapter 168, as revised in 2023. The Regional Police Commander directed traffic officers to ensure all detained riders receive road safety education before their motorcycles are released. Read the original article on Daily News . AllAfrica publishes around 600 reports a day from more than 90 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals , representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct. Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica . To address comments or complaints, please Contact us . AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing 600 news and information items daily from over 90 African news organizations and our own reporters to an African and global public. We operate from Cape Town, Dakar, Abuja, Johannesburg, Nairobi and Washington DC. Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . We need to confirm your email address. To complete the process, please follow the instructions in the email we just sent you. There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.