WRITTEN BY CHARLES
South: More than 31 thousand liters of substandard drinks and more than 1,300 cartons were seized
In order to continue fighting against substandard drinks that do not work in the original, the Rwanda Police in collaboration with other agencies, on this Wednesday, carried out an operation to break the drinks seized at different times in the South Province. The administration says that this action is aimed at protecting people’s health and preventing crimes related to the use of these drinks.
Leveraged beverages include 1,313 cartons of various types of beverages, 3,179 bottles and 31,269 liters of beer. In Huye District, this alcohol is one of the most popular, where the majority is known as “iron”, which is known to cause serious harm to the health of those who drink it.
The spokesperson of the Rwandan Police in the Southern Province said that fighting substandard drinks is everyone’s responsibility, because apart from being harmful to life, it also contributes to the increase in crime.
He said: “Everyone’s role in preventing and fighting Low-quality and ineffective drinks are important. These drinks are harmful to the lives of the people, especially the youth who are the future of Rwanda. Those who drink it cause them to lose their mental health, and engage in crimes such as beatings and other crimes.” there is violence and increase the crimes committed in the community.
Some of the residents of Huye District show that alcoholic beverages have had a great impact on the lives of families, they say that some drinkers lose the ability to make decisions, and others engage in violence and other crimes.
Uwimana Irene said: “These metal alcohols have destroyed many youths and families. Some people beat their family members, others engage in theft and other crimes. The fact that they are broken is something we are proud of because it protects our lives.” alone, but requires the active participation of the people.
He said: “We ask the public to continue to cooperate with the security and administrative authorities by providing information on people who make or sell it, in order to protect the lives of the people and build a safe community.” kidney and brain, even cause death. We ask people to avoid drinking it.”
Rwanda Police said that operations against substandard drinks will continue in the Southern Province and throughout the country, stressing that there will be no tolerance for producers, sellers or distributors of these drinks. and criminals in general and asks everyone to avoid what affects his life and that of others in general. “We will not tolerate those who make, sell or distribute substandard drinks. We ask every citizen to avoid harming his or her health and that of others and continue to provide information so that these crimes can be completely eradicated.” visit.
