NEWS- Security in Kampala have apprehended eight people suspected of dealing in counterfeits at Nasser Road.
Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, has said the principal dealer, Mukasa Ronald, was apprehended along with his accomplices, including Mugumya Geey, Brian Abaho, Joel Kagame, Ogadi Ronald, Namuwaya Shadia, Segwayi Rodgers, and Abu Mayanja.
The suspects were apprehended in an operation carried out at Elite Arcade on Nasser Road, shop A-08.
During the operation, the team recovered counterfeit money in various currencies, including Ugandan shillings, South Sudanese Pounds, US Dollars, Euros, Rwandan Francs, United Kingdom Pounds, Kuwaiti Dinars, among others.
Additionally, materials used in the production of counterfeit money were seized, such as films, papers with images, chemicals, CPUs, monitors, digital printers, and suspected forged land titles and academic documents.
Owoyesigyire says that the suspects will be charged with dealing in counterfeits and will be subsequently arraigned in court once the investigations are concluded.
Police say that the operations against people making, selling counterfeits are continuing to combat counterfeit operations and ensuring the integrity of our financial system.
“This is a very big problem as a country, because we deal with traders from other countries, and several have been duped with counterfeit money, which has been tarnishing the image of the country. As security we believe this is a plus to us as we step-up to weed out all perpetrators behind counterfeits.” Owoyesigyire said.
