{{Police and local authorities in Nyagatare district destroyed about 700 litres of kanyanga and about 200 boxes of chief waragi, the illegal gin and warned of serious consequences to whoever will be caught in such illegal acts.}}
The illicit drugs were impounded in the district in the last one month. The public exercise also saw the destruction of about three tones of stumps of a local tree called kabaruka.
The stumps are said to be used as raw materials in the production of lotions and perfumes and in the recent past, a number of people have been arrested in connection with cutting and trafficking this plant out of the country.
The public destruction exercise was witnessed by the district vice mayor in charge of social affairs, Charlotte Musabyimana and Supt. Christian Safari, who challenged hundreds of area residents to be agents in fighting drug abuse and environmental degradation.
Musabyimana called upon the general population to get concerned about the dangers associated with drug abuse and environmental degradation.
“Drug abuse is a security threat because it lures abusers into other crimes like theft, unwanted pregnancies and youth parents, domestic violence, assault and school drop-outs,” she said.
She also appealed to them to plant more trees instead of cutting them and added that anyone that wants to cut a tree should first seek authorization from local entities.
Supt. Safari thanked the continued cooperation by the public to provide information on people involved in any sort of criminal activities and urged them to double the spirit.
RNP
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