Four arrested with 100 kg of cannabis in Rubavu taxi-moto raids
Police arrested four suspected cartel members in Rubavu on 13 and 14 March 2021, including two taxi-moto operators caught with 32 bundles weighing 100 kg. A fourth man was held with 5,000 rolls, and all four were handed to the Rwanda Investigation Bureau.
🇷🇼 Amahoro Cell, Gisenyi Sector, Rubavu District · Rwanda
In the wee hours of Sunday 14 March 2021, a joint team of the RNP Anti-Narcotics Unit, the
Rubavu district police and local residents arrested two taxi-moto operators, Claude Habumugisha
and Jean de Dieu Sibomana alias Fils, both 31, in Amahoro Cell, Gisenyi Sector, with 54,000
pellets concealed in 32 bundles weighing 100 kg.[1][2]The pair were held alongside Jean Claude
Rukundo, the storekeeper of the Amahoro house where the bundles had just been delivered.[1][2]Police said the house was rented by major dealer Janvier Hakizimana, who was on the run.[1][2]
The day before, officers had arrested Jonas Sebareme, 39, in Busasamana Sector with 5,000 rolls
of cannabis.[1][2]The unit had acted on residents’ word that consignments would be sneaked in
from the Democratic Republic of Congo across Lake Kivu, and trailed the motorcyclists to the
store.[1][2]All four suspects were handed to the Rwanda Investigation Bureau at Gisenyi station
with their exhibits.[1][2]Police named only Rafiki, resident in the Congo, as the main
supplier.[1][2]
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Police in Gakenke arrested five men and seized 10 kg of cannabis in Kabutwa on 22 October 2026. Police said the group was also suspected of distributing illicit gin, and all five remained in custody as investigations continued.
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.
Rwanda's Anti-Narcotics Unit arrested a 24-year-old man in Gahanga, Kicukiro District, on 3 March 2026 with about 1,000 rolls of cannabis. Police said he had brought the drug from Nyabihu District to sell in Kigali.
Police in Musanze District arrested a young man and his mother with 2,520 rolls of cannabis in Kiryi Village after residents tipped off the authorities. The pair were held at Muhoza Police Station pending transfer to the Rwanda Investigation Bureau.
