Igihe.com has learnt that Uganda’s Police RAPID Response Unit (RRU) operatives in Masaka district are holding two Rwandan nationals found in possession with fake Frw 6million.
The suspects identified as Eric Karinganire 30 allegedly pursuing a Master’s Degree in Educational Management at Kampala International University and Claude Nyirigira, 36 were arrested at Lukaya Town along Masaka-Kampala Highway following a tip-off that they were exchanging the fake Rwandan currency with genuine Ugandan currency.
The southern region RRU Commander Andrew Kaggwa says that police also recovered substances which the suspects have been using to mint the fake dime. According to Kaggwa, the suspects have been supplying fake francs in Lukaya, Nyendo, Mutukula and Katuna areas. They will be charged with supplying fake bank notes under police reference number CRB1597/2011.
When Igihe.com contacted Sup. Theos Badege Rwanda National Police spokesperson said, “I am not yet informed about the incidence. However, when a Rwandan is arrested in another country, it’s the authorities of the country where the crime has been committed that have jurisdiction over the suspects.”
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