Uganda: Court Gives DPP Nod to Extradition of Ugandan Katungi to the U ...
The court rejected Katungi’s objections and said authenticated U.S. documents and dual criminality were enough to meet the extradition threshold.
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A retired soldier with connections to the highest echelons of the Ugandan military and government is extradited to the US, accused of selling weapons to Mexican drug cartels. The post Uganda: A retired soldier is extradited to the US, accused of selling weapons to Mexican cartels appeared first on in.gr.
Uganda has announced the extradition to the United States of a retired army officer accused of conspiring to sell weapons worth 53.7 million euros to Mexican cartels. He is being charged with three other people, according to US authorities.
Uganda to Extradite Ex-Officer to US
Ugandan prosecutors agreed on Friday to extradite Katungi Michael Mpeirwe, a retired Ugandan army lieutenant, to the United States on charges of conspiring to supply heavy weaponry to Mexican drug cartels. The US indictment alleges that Mpeirwe conspired to smuggle machine guns, rocket launchers, grenades, sniper rifles, and anti-aircraft weapons to criminal organisations, including the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). Mpeirwe previous…
Nairobi, Kenya Ugandan justice announced Friday the upcoming extradition to the United States of a retired military officer, a former close collaborator of the country's army chief, for his participation in a plot to supply arms to Mexican drug cartels. Katungi Michael Mpeirwe, a retired lieutenant in the Ugandan army, is accused of conspiring to supply arms worth about $54 million to gangs such as the famous Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJN…
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