Bujumbura - Burundi police at the weekend seized about 200kg of cannabis in Ngagara commune, north of the capital Bujumbura.
The cannabis which was hidden in three large sacs, is suspected to have come from the country’s western region of Gatumba.
“Police had information on the name of a driver of the vehicle transporting the drug called Habonimana Fidele. After being asked to stop, the driver refused and police launched a chase,” the Spokesman for the Security Ministry, Pierre Nkurikiye, said.
He said the driver who was driving at a high speed, hit a tree near a police camp.
Nkurikiye said the driver was seriously injured and he was first rushed to hospital for medical attention.
“After a search in the vehicle, police found the 200kg of cannabis. We are waiting for the driver to recover so that he can tell us the origin and destination of the cannabis,” Nkurikiye told the media.
Xinhua