By Nanteza Ruth Walusimbi
KAMULI
Police in Kamuli District on Wednesday 2nd September 2026 arrested a woman identified as Lydia Nangobi following the recovery of suspected government drugs and medical equipment allegedly diverted from the public health system.
Police searched Nangobi’s premises in Kamuli Municipality after receiving intelligence about the alleged unlawful possession and sale of government medical supplies.
Busoga North Regional Police Spokesperson SSP Samson Lubega said they recovered assorted medicines and medical equipment labelled “Government of Uganda—Not for Sale.”
Police also recovered a government refrigerator from a motor vehicle suspected to have been used in the illicit operation. The vehicle was impounded as an exhibit.
Preliminary investigations indicate that some of the recovered medicines had expired.
Police urged the public with information about the sale of government drugs to always report to the relevant authorities as investigations into the matter continue.
