Police paraded all suspects yesterday in Rusarabuye Sector of Burera during the outreach exercise that attracted top government officials with the aim to sensitize population on owning and strengthening community policing efforts to combat drug related crimes.
Inspector General of Police, IGP Emmanuel K. Gasana said that one drug dealer died during the operation as a result of trying to fight security organs.
“Since this operation started, one person died trying to fight security officers. We continue to urge Rwandans not to get involved in drug dealership,” he said.
Different sorts of drugs were seized in Burera at the borders of Rwanda and Uganda. Among them include illicit gins and cannabis among others all worth about Rwf11 million.
Gasana said that they have mapped out about 80 routes between Nyagatare and Burera districts used by traffickers and crackdown operations have been intensified.
Minister of Local Governance, Francis Kaboneka said that measures have been strengthened following President Paul Kagame’s call at the recent National Dialogue Council (Umushyikirano) to step up efforts against drugs.
Kaboneka called upon residents to avoid using drugs because they hamper the country’s development.
“We cannot continue the journey to development when we still have people using drugs. Drugs and development are different things that cannot get along the same way,” he said.
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