In a two day meeting aimed at addressing cross-border crimes, Rwanda and Uganda have agreed on joint efforts in stopping human organ trafficking. The meeting took place on 21st February 2012.
Chief supt. Elias Kabera, the director of international cooperation at Rwanda National Police noted that Drug and Human trafficking and terrorism are the main crimes evident across the borders between Rwanda and Uganda.
Such crimes allegedly spoil security of the two countries.
He said, “the human organ trafficking is the most worrying problem though it has been ignored.” Adding that 13 children have been registered by the CID as victims of human organ trafficking.
Supt. Kabera indentified four drug fraud lines including; Rusizi, Nyagatare, Rubavu and Kirehe. He further requested the collaboration, trainings and information exchange between the countries to better assume the security.
Statistics from criminal investigations showed that 2.5 tons of illicit drugs valued at 199 million have been confiscated and 2402 involved people have been arrested.
To solve the problem, the two governments’ representatives agreed on regular meetings between police and military chiefs working at borders and the deep sensitization in a way to make local leaders of cross border crimes and be able to fight them.
The participants appreciated solutions and agreements from the meeting.
James Musoni, the Rwandan Minister of local governance said that the two countries want the good collaboration in action form. “We want to strengthen our security; and this will be achieved through fighting against drugs like Kanyanga (potent gin) and many other cross boarder crimes.”
The meeting was attended by various authorities from the two countries including James Musoni, the minister of local government in Rwanda and his counterpart Adolph Twesigye and Musa Fazil Harerimana the Internal Security Minister and his mate Mururi Mukasa.
There were also other government officials as well as military and police officials from both countries.
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