Police has today burnt narcotic drugs mounting to a tune of 15 billion Uganda which were impounded from drug traffickers from back in 2009 at Entebbe international airport.
Among the destroyed drugs include, Heroine (25kg) Cocaine (10.6Kg) and a new smuggled drug (1.5kg). Uganda last burnt illegal drugs way back in 2008.
Speaking at the event of burning the illegal drugs today in Kampala, the internal affairs minister, Hilary Onek applauded police and civil aviation officers for the bold heartedness by resisting temptations from drug dealers since 2009 and decided to hand over the narcotics to those in charge for destruction.
It is at the same event that the minister promised to lift up the services offered to police officers with the aim of bettering their lives to resist more temptation.
Meanwhile, the head of CID, Edward Ochom is still asking parliament to quickly pass the law on illegal drugs and substances saying the current legislations on illegal drugs are too weak to scale down drug related crimes.
But the shadow internal affairs minister, Al hajiHussein Kyanjo adds that the 8th parliament was meant to pass this law before it came to an end but was constrained by time. Kyanjo maintains that the law will be passed soon by the 9thparliament.
By Isaac Senabulya
