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Three Held for Theft of Assorted Anti-Malarial Drugs

The recovered drugs include one big box filled with about 150 doses of injectable Artesunate, 12 boxes of coartem and 97 boxes of Rapid Diagnostics Test kits for malaria, with about 2,400 pieces of test kits.
An assorted anti malarials packed in a back bag of Joel Okello

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several boxes of assorted anti-malarial drugs have been recovered in Dokolo district.  

They include one big box filled with about 150 doses of injectable Artesunate, 12 boxes of coartem and 97 boxes of Rapid Diagnostics Test kits for malaria, with about 2,400 pieces of test kits. 

Dokolo Resident District Commissioner Lawrence Egole says that that the medicines were recovered during an operation mounted after reports that a consignment that was delivered to the district by the National Medical Stores on Saturday had gone missing. 

Egole says the drugs were allegedly stolen from the district medical stores on Sunday. He adds that three suspects have also been arrested to aid police investigations into the theft. The suspects were identified as Joel Okello, an office attendant, Ronald Okello, the district Cold-Chain officer both from the health department and Francis Eniru, a resident of Otuboi trading centre who was caught loading the drugs on his motor-bike.

The trio is held at Dokolo CPS pending further investigations. Egole says he has always had suspicions about the continued complaints of drugs stockouts soon after delivery by the local people.   

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According to Egole, investigations to establish where the stolen drugs are often sold are ongoing by the police.    

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Dokolo District Police Commander Jimton Aguta confirmed the incident saying they have preferred a charge of theft against the suspects.  He says the recovered drugs have been exhibited at the CPS for investigation purposes.

The drugs were to be delivered in various government medical units within Dokolo district this week.

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