Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced the dismantling of an alleged international drug trafficking network operating from Kampala following a joint intelligence-led operation conducted with several security agencies.
Authorities say investigations are centered on Mugisha Keith King, a businessman from Kisoro District and proprietor of Keith King Group of Companies, which investigators claim largely consists of shell companies. According to the ministry, Mugisha is suspected of coordinating illicit drug trafficking and document fraud activities alongside several foreign nationals.
Security officials revealed that Mugisha was previously arrested in 2010 at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with cocaine allegedly shipped from Brazil and later served a 12-year prison sentence in Kenya. Investigators further claim he possesses multiple foreign passports and identification documents from different countries in addition to a Ugandan passport.
Authorities also allege that the suspect impersonated government and military officials by using luxury vehicles fitted with illegal sirens, wearing military-style attire, and displaying signs identifying his residence as an ambassador’s home.
The ministry further identified Mugisha’s spouse, Ikemefuna Winner Chekwubechukwu, a Nigerian national currently believed to be in Brazil, as a suspect in the fraudulent acquisition of Ugandan identification documents. Two other Nigerian nationals, Ikemefuna Testimony Udo and Ikemefuna Annointing, are currently in custody in connection with the investigations.
During searches at the suspect’s residence and business premises, security agencies reportedly recovered firearms, live ammunition, multiple passports and identity cards, military gear, communication equipment, and allegedly forged documents bearing the letterheads of the Office of the President and various companies.
The government said investigations are ongoing in collaboration with international security partners to track down additional suspects linked to the network.
