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A suspected drug trafficker was arrested on Tuesday in Mukamira Sector of Nyabihu District with 7kgs of cannabis.
The suspect only identified as Dusabimana was intercepted in Rugeshi Cell along Nyabihu-Musanze highway with the narcotics, which were concealed in a bag.
He was at the time traveling in a Kigali-bound public bus from Rubavu, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Bonaventure Twizere Karekezi, the Police spokesperson for the Western region, said.
“Police officers while on duty stopped the bus for the usual search only to discover that one of the luggage contained cannabis. The owner was identified and taken into custody,” CIP Karekezi said.
It is said that Dusabimana was trafficking the narcotics to other dealers in Kigali. The narcotics were sneaked into the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
“The law is very clear and the punishment for engaging in drug related crimes is severe. We appeal to the public to maintain the spirit of information sharing so as to prevent such people from poisoning Rwandans and the young people in particular, who are the majority of victims,” he warned.
Anyone convicted of trafficking and selling narcotic drugs faces a sentence of between 20 years and life in prison, and a fine of up to Rwf30 million, as stipulated under article 263 of the penal code.
