{Rwanda National Police yesterday in Bugesera district seized a truck No. RAC 698E, ferrying tonnes of a smuggled plant locally known as Umushikiri.
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The truck has been confiscated and three suspects apprehended.
The plant, mainly smuggled through Uganda and Tanzania via porous borders, is allegedly on high demand in Asia as a raw material for production of perfumes and other cosmetics.
The Eastern Region Police Spokesperson, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Benoit Nsengiyumva, lauded the public for providing Police with timely information which leads to the arrest of such criminals.
SSP Nsengiyumva also called upon the public to stop the illegal acts. “It is not only punished by the law but also destroys the environment.”
Article 416 of the penal code provides for punishment to anyone who cuts trees or who causes others to do so.
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