Police arrest a Kamonyi man with 873 parcels of cannabis
On 1 October 2026 police in Kamonyi district arrested 28-year-old Imanizabayo Landouald in Nyagacaca village with 873 parcels of cannabis on a motorcycle. He was taken to Runda police station and handed to the Rwanda Investigation Bureau.
On Thursday 1 October 2026, Rwanda National Police in the Southern Province arrested 28-year-old Imanizabayo Landouald in Nyagacaca village, Ruyenzi cell, Runda sector, Kamonyi district.[1][2]He was carrying 873 parcels of cannabis on a motorcycle.[1][2][3]Police said he was suspected of taking part in distributing and selling drugs.[1][2]
Officers took him to Runda police station and handed him to the Rwanda Investigation Bureau for investigation.[1][2][3]Umunota’s English report gives the same place, age, count and handover, and does not print his name.[3]
Chief Inspector Hassan Kamanzi, the police spokesman for the Southern Province, asked residents to keep reporting people suspected of selling or distributing drugs.[1][2]He said those who continued would be arrested and prosecuted, and thanked residents whose information had led to arrests.[1][2]
Photos and video
A man in a pink hoodie stands over a pile of small wrapped parcels, holding more in his hands. Radio TV10 published the photograph with the Kamonyi arrest.Photo details
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