We confirm the arrest of the five South Sudanese nationals by the Ugandan police in the Amuru District for crossing into the border with firearms. According to the Ugandan New Vision website, the police said the five suspects were found with a gun and 29 rounds of ammunition deep in the sugar plantation in an area called Horail sugar factory. It said a joint operation conducted by Police and the Ugandan army, UPDF, led to their arrest. The five are accused of threatening workers at the sugar factory, saying that that part of the factory belongs to South Sudan. The Ugandan police spokesperson said the suspects are currently being held at the UPDF fourth Division in Gulu