By Our Reporter
NTOROKO
The National Drug Authority in conjunction with police has arrested seven suspects for theft of government drugs, three of whom are Health workers and a police officer.
The three health workers are attached to Bweramule Health Center III in Ntoroko district.
According to a press release by NDA, the suspects were arrested over the weekend in an intelligence led operation where drugs and medical equipment worth over Shs300m were recovered.
The suspects are Samuel Lan Mwesigye, the In Charge Bweramule Health Center III, Mary Mbabazi, an enrolled nurse who was acting store keeper, and Alex Mbusa, a porter at the same facility.
Mbusa was found at his home in Karugutu Town in possession of drugs and he confessed that he sells them to brokers who take them to Congo, DRC.
Other suspects are AIP Tuke Yusuf Katuruma, a police officer but also a health worker at Kyenjojo Police Health Center II, Denis Blessing, the proprietor of Denis Pharmaceuticals in Kyenjojo Town, Isaiah Isingoma and Bwambale Tom.
NDA says they recovered more than 100 tins of ARVs, Anti-malarials, 80 cartons of malaria test strips, 100 boxes of HIV and Hepatitis B test strips, Panadol and 12 jerrycans of Lab reagents.
The suspects are currently detained at Fort Portal Central Police Station awaiting to answer to charges of unlawful possession of government drugs and corruption and abuse of office for the civil servants.
