Nsengiyumva was operating the distillery from his home located in Karangara Cell where Police and local leaders recovered 2,130 litres of illicit brew.<\/p>\n
Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Alexis Rugigana, the Police spokesperson for the Northern region said that Nsengiyumva was reported by residents.<\/p>\n
“Nsengiyumva had turned one of the rooms into distillery with drums and other big containers used to produce a psychotropic substance called Ibikwangari. He had also turned his home into a bar selling the illicit drinks to consumers but also supplying other bars,” CIP Rugigana said.<\/p>\n
He added that Nsengiyumva was using varied harmful raw materials, dirty containers as storage and operating in unhygienic place.<\/p>\n
According to local residents, some consumers would fight after drinking the substances.<\/p>\n
There are also cases of domestic violence, assault, defilement and rape in the area that have been attributed to the consumption of illicit brew.<\/p>\n
CIP Rugigana thanked the residents, who provided information on Nsengiyumva’s criminal acts, and called for strengthened partnership in identifying all dealers in illicit brew.<\/p>\n
Rwanda Standards Board (RSB) specifies that \u201conly food grade processing aids recognized as safe for human consumption shall be used during the manufacture.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other standard requirements include labeling as a prerequisite; the name of the products, physical and postal address of manufacturer; net contents in milliliters or liters; ethyl alcohol content; date of manufacture and expiry date; storage instruction; statutory warnings; and list of ingredients in descending order.<\/p>\n
All drinks with alcoholic content above 45 percent or with unknown alcoholic content and without an S-Mark are considered as a psychotropic substance.<\/p>\n
Ibikwangari are classified as simple drugs under the Ministerial Order No.001\/MoH\/2019 of 04\/03\/2019 establishing the list of narcotic drugs and their categorization.<\/p>\n
In article 263 of the law determining offences and penalties in general, it specifies that anyone convicted for “simple narcotic drugs” faces between seven and ten years in prison, and a fine of between Rwf5 million and Rwf10 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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