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Passenger in Nyabugogo bus terminal in Nyarugenge District, on Wednesday intercepted a woman after they found her with 20 kilogrammes of cannabis.
The brave passengers apprehended Fatuma Uwamahoro red-handed with the illegal drug and handed her over to the police in the area.
She is currently held at Muhima Police Station as investigations continue to arrest all those that are part of her illegal act.
Uwamahoro, who confessed to the crime, said she was lured into the illegal business by a man she identified only as Shyaka.
Apparently, she said, she had got the 20 kilogrammes of cannabis from him in Muhanga, which she meant to sell in Kigali.
She described Shyaka, who is still at large, as renowned drug dealer, who traffics the illegal plant into the country from other neighbouring states.
The Central region police spokesperson, Senior Supt. Urbain Mwiseneza thanked the passengers for their brave act.
“Together, we will give no space to such illegal acts, which affects the safety of our country,” he stated.
Under article 594 of the penal code, any person, who unlawfully makes, transforms, imports, or sells narcotic drugs within the country, is liable to a sentence of three to five years and a fine of Rwf500, 000 to Rwf5 million.
