US indicts former PLU official Michael Katungi over arms and drugs conspiracy

A US federal indictment, unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia, charged retired Lt Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, an official of the Patriotic League of Uganda, with conspiracies involving cocaine, weapons and material support to a cartel designated as a terrorist organisation, Daily Monitor and The Observer reported in August 2025. Katungi denied the allegations.