The Western region Police spokesperson, Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Bonaventure Twizere Karekezi, said that Ngendahayo was arrested red handed attempting to sneak the bundle of narcotics into the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n
\u201cNgendahayo was arrested at about 9pm when security officers on patrol saw him with a sack and stopped him. After searching his luggage they found it contained cannabis weighing 31kgs,\u201d said CIP Karekezi.<\/p>\n
He warned drug dealers that the majority of the tricks they use have been unearthed and the existing working relations with the public has eased the information flow on dealers.<\/p>\n
The suspect and exhibits were handed over to RIB at Bugeshi station for further investigation.<\/p>\n
Art 3 of the Ministerial order n\u00ba 001\/moh\/2019 of 04\/03\/2019 establishing the list of narcotic drugs and their categorisation classifies cannabis in the category of “very severe narcotics.”<\/p>\n
Article 263 of the law No. 68\/2018 of 30\/08\/2018 determining offences and penalties in general states that any person who, unlawfully produces, transforms, transports, stores, gives to another or who sells narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, commits an offence.<\/p>\n
In case of “very severe narcotic drugs” the offender is liable to between 20 years and life imprisonment and a fine of between Rwf20 million and Rwf30 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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