The ANU recovered 2089 pellets of cannabis from the same house, during the targeted operations.<\/p>\n
A 33-year old man suspected to be the rightful owner of the narcotics and major drug dealer, was arrested at the house.<\/p>\n
Superintendent of Police (SP) Sylvestre Twajamahoro, the Police spokesperson for the City of Kigali, said that ANU and local authorities searched the house on Friday afternoon following a tip-off from area residents.<\/p>\n
“At the time, the suspect had already sold other quantities of cannabis to other dealers, worth Frw263, 400, which was also seized from the house during the operation,” said SP Twajamahoro.<\/p>\n
The narcotics were sneaked into Kigali from Rubavu District after they were traffic into Rwanda from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the suspect.<\/p>\n
His arrest came a day after another drug dealer was arrested in Ngororero District with 995 rolls of cannabis.<\/p>\n
Anyone convicted for dealing in very severe drugs face an imprisonment of 20 years to life, under article 263 of the law determining offences and penalties in general.<\/p>\n
Cannabis, cocaine and heroin are classified as very severe drugs in Rwanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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