Missing Ugandan Olympic hopeful left note saying he wants to work in Japan Share Updated: 6:45 PM EDT Jul 17, 2021
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The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 6:45 PM EDT Jul 17, 2021 A Ugandan athlete who has gone missing in Tokyo ahead of the Olympic Games had left a note saying his life in the African country was too difficult and he wanted to work in Japan, officials have said.Julius Ssekitoleko, a 20-year-old weightlifter, failed to qualify for the Games after his arrival in Japan, and was due to fly back to Uganda on July 20.But he was last seen at a local station near his delegation s hotel in Izumisano at 6:30 a.m. on Friday. The athlete purchased a Shinkansen bullet train ticket to Nagoya, about 200 kilometers away, an Izumisano official told CNN.In the note, Ssekitoleko said he did not want to return to Uganda and asked the members of his delegation to send his belongings back
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It is one of the biggest detection of heroin/narcotics at any international airport in the country, the statement issued by the customs department said. Two Ugandan men arrested with heroin worth Rs 68 crore at Delhi airport [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
New Delhi: In a major catch, custom officials arrested two Ugandan nationals at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here on Sunday for allegedly trying to smuggle heroin worth Rs 68 crore into the country, an official statement said.
It is one of the biggest detection of heroin/narcotics at any international airport in the country, the statement issued by the customs department said.
Two Ugandan nationals held with drugs worth ₹4 lakh
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Two Ugandan nationals have been arrested for possessing narcotic drugs worth ₹4.4 lakh in Palghar district, police said on Thursday. The two women were spotted moving around suspiciously in the limits of Tulinj police station on Wednesday. They were questioned and found to be carrying 220 gm of mephedrone, a banned party drug. “The seized quantity is worth ₹4.40 lakh in illicit markets,” said inspector Pramod Bhadak of the Crime Branch. The women, aged 27 and 35, were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, Mr. Bhadak said.
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THANE: Two Ugandan nationals have been arrested for possessing narcotic drugs worth Rs 4.4 lakh in Palghar district of Maharashtra, police said on Thursday.
The two women were spotted moving around suspiciously in the limits of Tulinj police station on Wednesday evening.
They were questioned and were found to be carrying 220 gms of Mephedrone or MD, a banned party drug .
The seized quantity is worth Rs 4.40 lakh in illicit markets, said inspector Pramod Bhadak of the crime branch.
The women, aged 27 and 35, were booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he said.
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