The Rwanda National Police on Wednesday staged check point along the Kigali-Musanze road to search for drug distributors.
The operation focused on public transport vehicles, business as well as private cars.
During the three hour long operation no narcotics or any illict stuff was siezed.
However, Superintendent Emmanuel Ngondo, the director of anti-narcotics unit noted that the operations were necessary.
“We perform these exercises randomly or when we have information regarding narcotics being transported which we get from the public,” Superintendent Ngondo said.
Narcotic smugglers and distributors have become smarter and this has required Police to quickly adapt. Using sniffer dogs police are sure to flash out the smartest of drug smugglers.
Supply of drugs in Kigali city is believed to come from Rubavu and Kirehe districts in Western and Eastern provinces respectively.
“That is why our operations focus on the Kigali- Ngoma and Kigali-Rubavu highways,” Superintendent Ngondo added.
During the 16 day Police week activities, such operations were conducted along these routes where 22 narcotics dealers were arrested and more than 20 Kilograms of cannabis confiscated.
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