{Police in Rubavu district have intercepted a man, who was allegedly trafficking 250 kilogrammes of cannabis.}<\/p>\n
The suspect; Patrick Mavubi, 30, was apprehended in a security operation conducted on January 7 in Kivu Village of Nengo Cell in Gisenyi Sector.<\/p>\n
He had trafficked the narcotics into Rwanda through Lake Kivu, according to Chief Inspector of police (CIP) Theobald Kanamugire, the Western region police spokesperson.<\/p>\n
The narcotics had been concealed in sacks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had received information about two men that were attempting to traffic cannabis through the waters; the marine units operating in Lake Kivu were alerted and they managed to arrest Mavubi red-handed, seized all the drugs, but investigations are still underway to trace and arrest the second suspect, \u201d CIP Kanamugire said.<\/p>\n
He noted that although Rubavu remains one of the major transit routes for drug dealers, the existing partnership with the residents continues to play a significant part in identifying and arresting the dealers through real time information sharing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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