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Akampulira Isaac Rukanda was charged with storing minerals without a licence and mixing minerals with intent to defraud.
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WAKISO — The Anti-Corruption Unit, in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), has arraigned a director of Detail Security Company Ltd before the Kajjansi Chief Magistrates Court over alleged mineral fraud.
Akampulira Isaac Rukanda was charged with storing minerals without a licence and mixing minerals with intent to defraud.
He was remanded in custody until September 16, 2026.
According to the prosecution, between February 2025 and August 2026, Akampulira and others still at large, while working at Detail Security Company Ltd in Lweza, Kajjansi Town Council, Wakiso District, allegedly stored minerals, including copper, zinc and cobalt, without a valid licence.
They are also accused of mixing the minerals in different proportions and presenting them as gold bars, allegedly with the intention of defrauding investors.
The charges follow investigations by the Anti-Corruption Unit, CID and ODPP into the alleged mineral fraud.
The prosecution is expected to present further details of the allegations as the case proceeds.
