Greater than 470,000 litres of the chemical ethanol, which had been for use within the manufacturing of substandard alcoholic drinks, have been seized from distilleries and breweries.
The seized ethanol, a substance now not allowed to be imported into the nation, and will probably be disposed of on the Nduba landfill in Gasabo District, in keeping with CIP Wellars Gahonzire, the police spokesperson for the Metropolis of Kigali.
Rwanda Meals and Medicine Authority (Rwanda FDA) on August 1 revoked all import licences for impartial spirit (ethanol), a colourless, extremely purified type of alcohol that’s sometimes 95–96% ethanol by quantity.
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Rwanda Nationwide Police and different legislation enforcement companies have launched an operation to grab and destroy ethanol volumes as a part of the crackdown on illicit alcohol.
“The train began in all districts of the Metropolis of Kigali to make sure that the ethanol will not be used to fabricate substandard alcoholic drinks,” Gahonzire stated on Wednesday.
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Over the previous two weeks, the federal government has intensified a nationwide crackdown on illicit alcoholic drinks, greater than 140 manufacturing amenities shut down over issues about compliance and public well being. A whole lot of alcohol manufacturers have been recalled from the market and dozens of different imported manufacturers suspended.
Authorities seized merchandise price greater than Rwf2.6 billion and imposed fines of almost Rwf360 million as a part of the crackdown on the manufacturing and distribution of illicit alcohol.
Well being officers have stated that, within the first six months of 2026, not less than 50 individuals died after consuming unlawful and substandard alcoholic drinks.
