UGANDA: 3 detained BBC journalists freed over drug investigation

Police authorities in Uganda have freed three British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalists after they were caught in possession of government prescription drugs.

Reports say the three detained journalists including two Ugandans and a Kenyan — were among a total of five people arrested in the incident following an overnight raid.

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The other arrested suspects who have now been freed include the wife of a local journalist working with other press men, and a driver.

They were all left off the hook after the police established that the three journalists were conducting a legitimate investigation into the illegal sale of government drugs by officials.

“It is clear that their motive was to show how easy it was to buy government drugs,” a police statement said. “We do encourage them to continue with their documentary programme and achieve their intended objective of exposing their targets, to help prevent such occurrences in future.”

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