Police in Gicumbi District yesterday apprehended four people, including three women, after they were found smuggling banned gin into the country. The suspects were apprehended as they crossed into Rwanda from Uganda with banned liquor under different brand names, through a porous border in Gishali Cell, Rubaya Sector, Police said.
Police in Gicumbi District yesterday apprehended four people, including three women, after they were found smuggling banned gin into the country.
The suspects were apprehended as they crossed into Rwanda from Uganda with banned liquor under different brand names, through a porous border in Gishali Cell, Rubaya Sector, Police said.
Police also recovered from the suspects 160 litres of Kanyanga, eight cartons of Zebra Gin, three cartons of Click Gin, all banned in Rwanda.
Police said the suspects were apprehended after a tip off by border residents.
Meanwhile, the Revenue Protection Department, on the same day, intercepted a Fuso truck, registration number RAC 720F, in Gatsibo District, carrying 120 boxes of Chief Waragi and 100 litres of Kanyanga.
The intercepted liquor is among alcoholic drinks classified as narcotic drugs in Rwanda under the law governing narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and precursors.
It stipulates that any drink that exceeds 45 per cent of alcohol and any other drink which does not have the required quality for consumption is considered as narcotic drug.
Article 594 of the Rwandan Penal Code also states that, any person who, unlawfully, makes, transforms, imports, or sells narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances within the country, shall be liable to a term of imprisonment of three to five years and a fine of between Rwf500, 000 and Rwf5m.
Inspector of Police Emmanuel Kayigi, the Police Spokesperson for the Eastern region, appealed to the public to strengthen cooperation with Police to combat the sell and consumption of illicit drugs in the country.
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