Police in Kampala working in collaboration with the Flying Squad Unit have arrested seven suspects on allegations of stealing motor vehicles and theft of cattle.
In the operation which was conducted last week in Lungujja Lubaga Division Kampala , police recovered motor vehicle UAY 581R which was reported stolen from Ndejje on July 22 and 32 heads of cattle.
Upon interrogation,the deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said in a statement that the suspects confessed that they were also involved in the robbery of different types of motor vehicles.
Some of these vehicles include; Nadia, Wish, Ipsum and Noah.
“They then remove the rear seats and use them to transport stolen cattle from Nakasongola, Nakaseke, Kiboga and Kyankwazi districts,”Owoyesigyire stated.
He narrated that these cows were later sold to two people identified by the suspects as Lubinga Musa from whose home in Lungujja and Bika Joseph.
“We recovered 9 cows and Bika Joseph where 23 cows were recovered from his home in Lungujja. Both buyers were arrested,”said Owoyesigyire.
According to Police,other suspects in custody include Maseruka Ashraf, Seruwu Muhammad, Semanda Ivan, Tumwine Fred and Kamugisha Brian.
“They are all detained at Cps Kampala flying squad headquarters on allegations of theft of cattle and theft of a motor vehicle.These operations are still ongoing,”he said.
