A woman identified as Justine Nyiratora 26, was intercepted with 62 bundles of polythene bags at a check point in Muhoza sector, Musanze district.
Nyiratora was headed for Kigali from Rubavu district when she was arrested by traffic police October 10.
The suspect is currently held at Muhoza Police Station in Musanze District.
She carried the illegal plastic bags on her back disguising as a mother carrying a baby on her back.
Police says she is suspected to have sneaked the bags into the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The use of polythene bags is illegal in Rwanda.
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