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Police in Kalangala District have arrested four people, including the storekeeper of Bukasa Health Centre IV, over the alleged theft of government medicines from the public health facility.
The suspects were arrested earlier this month after investigators allegedly found them in possession of medicines believed to have been stolen from the health centre. Police said more suspects remain at large.
Greater Masaka regional police spokesperson SP Twaha Kasirye said the suspects have been charged with theft of drugs and will be arraigned in court once investigations are complete.
Investigators recovered 60 tins of Amoxicillin capsules believed to have been stolen from the facility's stores. Each tin contains about 1,000 capsules, bringing the total recovered to about 60,000 capsules.
Based on prevailing retail prices, police estimate the recovered medicines are worth about Shs6 million.
Assistant Resident District Commissioner Kajubi Twahika Kironde described the alleged theft as a setback to public healthcare delivery.
"Theft of drugs is dangerous because, first, it leads to shortages in government health facilities, which in turn tarnishes the image of government," Mr Kironde said.
He noted that the government supplies medicines to public health facilities every quarter and warned that theft deprives patients of essential treatment.
"Each tin we have confiscated contains about 1,000 capsules, which amounts to over 60,000 capsules that were stolen from a health facility, causing government a loss," he said.
Source: Daily Monitor.
