Gang held over theft of Bududa relief items
Apr 29, 2010
The Police have netted a gang suspected to be part of a racket behind the theft of relief items meant for the Bududa landslide victims. <br>
By Steven Candia
The Police have netted a gang suspected to be part of a racket behind the theft of relief items meant for the Bududa landslide victims.
Three of the 36 suspects, who were arrested in a recent nation-wide operation, are private security guards.
The guards were identified as Lawrence Drate, Robert Wabwire and Isaac Musabe, who had been deployed at the Uganda Red Cross stores in Nakawa where the relief items were stolen.
The Police yesterday also said it had broken up a car and motorcycle theft syndicate.
The key players in the car thefts were identified as Musa Kalule and Hasan Kisembo.
The Police also said 20 suspects connected to motorcycle thefts have been arrested and 17 motorcycles recovered. Most of the suspects are boda boda cyclists.
Addressing the journalists at the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) headquarters in Kireka, the spokesperson, Judith Nabakooba, said two rifles, 10 bullets, two grenades and three motorvehicles were also recovered in the swoop.
The Police have netted a gang suspected to be part of a racket behind the theft of relief items meant for the Bududa landslide victims.
Three of the 36 suspects, who were arrested in a recent nation-wide operation, are private security guards.
The guards were identified as Lawrence Drate, Robert Wabwire and Isaac Musabe, who had been deployed at the Uganda Red Cross stores in Nakawa where the relief items were stolen.
The Police yesterday also said it had broken up a car and motorcycle theft syndicate.
The key players in the car thefts were identified as Musa Kalule and Hasan Kisembo.
The Police also said 20 suspects connected to motorcycle thefts have been arrested and 17 motorcycles recovered. Most of the suspects are boda boda cyclists.
Addressing the journalists at the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) headquarters in Kireka, the spokesperson, Judith Nabakooba, said two rifles, 10 bullets, two grenades and three motorvehicles were also recovered in the swoop.