The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) has busted three suspects involved in a criminal operation worth $2 million in counterfeit U.S. currency.

The three suspects are now in custody, but the hunt for their accomplices is on.

Brigadier General Henry Isoke, head of SH-ACU, vowed to intensify the crackdown on such criminals.

“We will not rest until we dismantle these networks targeting innocent citizens and foreigners with fraudulent schemes,” Brig. Gen. Isoke said.

Acting on a well-coordinated tip-off, SH-ACU, backed by Entebbe Police, Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) security, and a local council leader, stormed a garage in Entebbe Municipality earlier on December 27, 2024. Inside, investigators uncovered a massive consignment suspected to have been smuggled out of Entebbe International Airport.

The operation was the culmination of months of surveillance. In May and October 2024, SH-ACU received intelligence about a suspicious consignment being held at the Airport. The unit, alongside other security agencies, kept a close eye on the cargo until December 17, when it was smuggled out of the airport.

Tracking the suspicious package led investigators to a garage in Entebbe, where the raid revealed the shocking contents: 40 large and medium metallic boxes filled with counterfeit currency disguised as genuine U.S. dollars.

To dupe unsuspecting victims, the fraudsters added soil to the boxes to make them heavier, mimicking legitimate shipments. Further searches unveiled several other deceptively packaged boxes, which appeared to be goods in transit but contained nothing more than empty crates of soda and beer.