MBALE: Police detectives and army have arrested three senior employees of Bank of Uganda (BoU) in Mbale who were allegedly carrying old notes in sacks out of the premises of BoU Mbale Currency Centre.
According to security sources, the three are part of the racket in BoU that smuggle out money which is supposed to be destroyed. A combined team of security operatives from police, intelligence and military stormed the currency centre after a tip off from an internal staff who said it had become norm for notes are supposed to be destroyed to be ferried outside the bank and shared among top staff.
Details to follow.
