{The awareness campaigns against psychotropic substances in Burera District continued on December 5 where the District Police Commander emphasized the role of the residents in combating cases of trafficking and sell of illicit gin, which is still rated high in the area.}
Supt. Alex Fata, while addressing about 1500 residents, local leaders and community policing groups including anti-drugs clubs, urged the residents to secure and develop their communities and district in general through legal businesses, adding that illegal ventures like drug trafficking, will only leave them in loses after they are arrested and the commodities seized.
“You are the major resource in safety and security. As police, we count on each one of you to identify and report any person you suspect to be involved in drug trafficking or any other crime because at the end result in fighting such is in the best interest of everyone to move and live safe,” Supt. Fata said.
He noted that some of the other crimes in the district are committed by people under the influence or kanyanga and other illicit drinks that force them into fighting and battering their wives, and child abuse.
He appealed to youth in particular to refrain from drug related crimes and other unlawful acts but rather engage in activities that improve their wellbeing.
“Unlawful practices will only lead you into trouble and loses,” he warned.
The Vice Mayor in charge of social affairs Evariste Habumuremyi said that drug consumption is a connected to poor economic outcome since abusers don’t surely engage in serious economic out activity but engage in serious and petty crimes.
Habumuremyi urged the residents to always remain vigilant in fighting crime through community patrols and sharing information with the police.
“This can be successful when you identify and report all those you suspect to be doing unlawful and criminal activities in your neighbourhoods.”
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