At the time of their separate arrests, they were found in possession of a total of 2000 pellets of cannabis, Senior Supt. Emmanuel Hitayezu, the Police spokesperson for the City of Kigali, said.
“All five suspects were arrested in various operations conducted in the past week in Kigali,” SSP Hitayezu said.
The suspects include two women, including one Jeanne Kayitesi, who was intercepted with 980 pellets of cannabis when she was travelling from Rubavu to Kigali. Another Felicite Nyiransengiimana was found with 600 pellets.
“The successful arrest of these people was greatly enhanced by the tip we received from the public. We appreciate this partnership and continue to encourage people to provide information whenever they suspect or witness any crime,” said SSP Hitayezu.
He, however, observed that traffickers keept changing tricks but he lauded the role of community policing in unearthing such tricks and arresting suspects.
Similar operations have been held in different parts of the country and resulted to the arrest of several traffickers and seizure of the substances.
Two weeks ago, Police in Nyabihu District seized about 5000 rolls of cannabis from drug dealers. The suspected drug dealers were transporting the narcotics on a motorcycle.
In the continued fight against drug abuse, the federation of motorcycle cooperatives in Rwanda recently announced that it will blacklist any member that will be caught in drug related crimes, among others
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