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Police arrest 16, including four police officers, over alleged USD 4 million gold fraud

Corruption & Abuse of Office Official claim Uganda (national) Date not reported · first reported 31 Aug 2026 Severity: 3/5

Police spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke said joint security teams arrested 16 suspects linked to an alleged fake gold scheme in which a Dubai businessman reportedly lost USD 4 million, and foiled an alleged attempt to obtain a further USD 4 million from him. According to police, suspected fake gold, documents and eight vehicles were recovered, and four police officers were found to have left their beats without authorisation to guard the suspects at an illegal gold refinery.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Official claim: These are the figures given by Uganda Police Force (ACP Kituuma Rusoke); they could not be checked independently.

Numbers

16 arrested or detained

Sources

ChimpReports 31 Aug 2026

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