Ugandan Michael Katungi faces US charges over arms and cocaine trafficking tied to Mexican cartel
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Eagle
Ugandan national Michael Katungi Mpweire, 45, appeared before a US federal court following his extradition from Uganda, accused of participating in a conspiracy to supply arms to Mexico’s Jalisco New Generation cartel. The charges also involve conspiracies related to cocaine trafficking, firearms possession and support for a terrorist organisation, according to the US Department of Justice.
Ugandan national Michael Katungi Mpweire, 45, appeared on 8 October before the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, following his extradition from Uganda. He is accused of his alleged involvement in an international scheme to supply military-grade weapons to a Mexican drug cartel, according to Eagle.
Katungi faces charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine, possessing firearms — including machine guns and destructive devices — to support drug trafficking, and providing material support or resources to a designated foreign organisation. US authorities also suspect him of being linked to the shipment of cocaine to the United States.
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