Six people have been arrested in Kazo District after they were found selling a drug purported to be treating Foot and Mouth disease.
During the same operation, as conducted by the National Drug Authority, up to 10 boxes of a drug labeled Anti-efmdi drug were confiscated.
Dr Jeanne Muhindo, the head of Veterinary Products in the National Drug Authority says that the authority received intelligence information from the Kazo security team about adverts that were aired on radio stations in Kiruhura and Kazo districts marketing a particular drug for the treatment of Foot and Mouth Disease.
The districts of Kazo and Kiruhara are among the six districts that have been hit hard by the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease.
Muhindo says that the same people were using the current outbreak on FMD in the districts to hoodwink unsuspecting farmers.
She says that it is illegal to sell drugs whose efficacy and quality has not been approved by the National Drug Authority.
She says that there is no treatment for Foot and Mouth disease and anyone who purports to do so, is acting outside the law.
Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson confirmed the suspects are being held at Kazo police station and concealed their identities as investigations are still ongoing to arrest their collaborators.
