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DIS arrests three Amuru police commanders over alleged laundered cash case, takes them to Kampala

Corruption & Abuse of Office Verified Amuru Apr 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 2/5

According to the Daily Monitor, the Amuru District Police Commander, the station's Officer-in-Charge and its CID head were arrested by DIS operatives after they had reportedly fled the station on learning of pending arrests. A source said they were taken to Kampala for interrogation over money allegedly recovered from a South Sudanese man at the Elegu border and not fully declared.

Numbers

3 arrested or detained

Sources

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