The suspects; a man and a woman said to have been trafficking cannabis from the Democratic Republic of Congo, were intercepted in Kagere Village, Kora Cell in Bigogwe sector at around 8 am en-route from Rubavu District, Police said.<\/p>\n
They had worn the pellets inside their clothes in an attempt to beat security.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the wee hours of Sunday, Police in Nyabihu received a phone call from a resident privy to one of the suspect\u2019s (man) criminal dealings. The caller was specific that the suspect was to \u2018bring new stock\u2019 that very morning from Rubavu,\u201d Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Innocent Gasasira, the Police spokesperson for the Western region, said.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cAn operation was conducted and the suspects were intercepted in Kagere Village where they were at the time found distributing cannabis to their retailers. When Police searched them, they recovered other 1122 pellets wrapped around the man\u2019s body; the woman had worn other 1016 rolls inside her trouser. They were immediately taken into custody and handed over to Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) in Jenda alongside their exhibits.\u201d<\/p>\n
The man is a \u201crenowned wanted drug dealer\u201d and the woman was one of his employees he uses to traffic and distributes cannabis amongst his retailers, with the majority being the youth in Bigogwe Sector, according to CIP Gasasira.<\/p>\n
He commended the resident, who called the Police and facilitated \u201csuccessful operation\u201d that led to the arrest of the duo and called for strengthened information sharing on drug dealers to supplement the ongoing operations aimed at breaking chains of supply.<\/p>\n
Any person convicted as a \u201csevere narcotic drugs\u201d dealer faces a term of between 20 years and life in prison, under article 263 of the new penal code, and a fine of up to Rwf30 million.
\nThe same article also provides imprisonment of not less than seven years and not more than ten to anyone classified as \u201csimple narcotics\u201d dealer, and a financial penalty of between Rwf5 million and Rwf10 million.<\/p>\n
However, if acts mentioned in this article are performed to a child or if they are performed at the international level, the penalty is life imprisonment and a fine ranging between Rwf30 million and Rwf50 million.<\/p>\n
Source:[ www.police.gov.rw->www.police.gov.rw]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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