{{Police in Nyarugenge District on October 12 impounded a vehicle carrying about 78 (640 bottles) smuggled boxes of African Gin.}}<\/p>\n
The vehicle registration number RAA 908K and the goods valued at over Rwf1.5 million were seized at about 12:30am in Muhima Sector, Rugenge Cell as they were being off-loaded.<\/p>\n
Police also arrested three people suspected to be behind the act. The trio \u2013 Anthere Sinatumwe 45, the driver and Alexis Murengerantwari 48, are currently held at Muhima Police.<\/p>\n
The goods are suspected to have been smuggled into the country from Uganda through illegal entries.<\/p>\n
According to Police in Nyarugenge, the goods were brought in two separate cars.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were informed by some people who were in a nearby bar having a drink. They saw people offloading things taking them behind the nearby toilet and they got suspicious,\u201d one of the police officers who conducted the operation, said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going to handover the goods to the Revenue Protection Unit (RPU) so that these people pay taxes they were trying to evade,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
RPU is a police unit attached to Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) to fight fraud and other related crimes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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