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Over 1700 litres of banned gin and locally made illicit brew seized in joint operations conducted in Gatsibo and Huye districts were destroyed in presence of area residents on January 22 with a stern warning for tough actions to anyone that will be caught in related crimes.
In Huye, over 1350 litres of a locally made illicit drink labeled in the area as Nyirantare were seized in operations conducted in the villages of Nyamirunde, Kamunyinya, Ngeri and Kavumu in Rugango cell of Mbazi sector.
The operations were conducted jointly by Police, local authorities and the District Administrative Security Support Organ (DASSO).
Also seized and destroyed in Nyanza are 69 bundles of plastic bags and eight sacks of industrial fertilizers allegedly stolen from farmers and was being used to make the illicit brew
In Gatsibo, the destroyed drugs in a public exercise held in Munini, Rwimbogo Sector, included 280 litres of crude gin called Kanyanga, 296 boxes of Chief Waragi.
The gin was seized in separate operations conducted in Rwimbogo, which is believed to be the sector with majority cases related to drug abuse in Gatsibo.
About 10 people were arrested in the two districts in connection with drug-related crimes.
“These are things everyone should fight at all time and anywhere,” Esperance Uwimpuhwe, the Acting Mayor of Gatsibo told hundreds of area residents who turned up for the exercise.
It was also attended by officials from prosecution.
Uwimpuhwe urged them to be active in community developmental activities like Umuganda and pay health insurance premiums in time.
Gatsibo District Police Commander, Inspector of Police Charles Hakizimana emhasised the need to work together to identify individuals involved in drug related crimes and timely information exchange to so that they are arrested to face justice.
He reminded them that making, use, sell or trafficking of illicit drugs is punishable under the Rwandan laws and warned of severe action to any person who will be caught in such tendencies.
Area residents also requested that people caught in drug related incidences be shown to the public to send a warning to others that could still be involved.
