The truck, plate number RAE 724Y, was intercepted in Rwambariro village, Rusovu cell en-route to Kigali from Rusizi District.<\/p>\n
The driver was arrested and the vehicle impounded to Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) branch in Muhanga.<\/p>\n
Chief Inspector of Police (CIP) Emmanuel Habiyaremye, the Police spokesperson for the Southern region, said that the second-hand clothes were sneaked into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).<\/p>\n
“The RPU had mounted a checkpoint in Rwambariro where the truck was stopped at about 8p.m, searched and recovered 12 bales of smuggled second-hand, which the driver was delivering to a client in Kigali,” CIP Habiyaremye said.<\/p>\n
The driver said that he was paid Rwf200,000 by a trader in Rusizi to deliver the bales to his client in Kigali, with a balance of Rwf100,000 to be paid after successfully delivering the clothes.<\/p>\n
“The alleged smugglers and suppliers and of the bales of clothes will also be arrested over fraud and smuggling,” CIP Habiyaremye said.<\/p>\n
By law, a vehicle impounded over smuggling as well as smuggled goods, are auctioned and the driver slapped a fine of US$5000.<\/p>\n
Article 87 of the law on tax procedures provides an imprisonment of between 2 and 5 years, for tax evasion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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