Police and the Revenue Protection Department have arrested three men suspected of smuggling liquors.
Celestin Mutsindashyaka from Muhanga district, Jean Marie Burere from Goma (DRC) and Onesphore Hategekimana from Musanze district were arrested while transporting smuggled liquors.
Mutsindashyaka was arrested on Wednesday in Gicumbi district with 71 boxes of African Gin from Uganda.
Jean Marie Burere and Hategekimana Onesphore were arrested on Monday at Giticyinyoni, Nyarugenge district with 45 bottles Martel, black label and J&B whiskies they had smuggled from DRC.
Superintendent Emmanuel Karasi, the commanding officer of Revenue Protection Department said most smuggled goods seized come from neighbouring countries especially Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He added that different non declared goods, foreign vehicles with expired entry cards, have been seized by the department.
Other goods regularly seized by Revenue Protection department include coffee, minerals soaps, cloths, energy drinks and motorcycle spare parts among others.
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