Police in the Kampala Metropolitan area have carried out a series of coordinated operations aimed at disrupting criminal activities in several parts of the city. The operations were specifically designed to target individuals suspected of engaging in phone snatching, robberies, drug abuse, and other related crimes that have been worrying residents.
According to police, the operations were conducted after receiving intelligence reports and complaints from members of the public about increasing criminal activity in several identified black spots. Security teams focused on areas under Wandegeya, Kira Road, Nansana, Kirinya, and Jinja Road policing divisions.During one of the operations in Old Mulago and Lower Nsoba under Wandegeya Police Division, officers arrested 16 suspects.
The individuals were reportedly found wandering late at night under suspicious circumstances, with police saying many of them could not properly identify themselves while others were reportedly involved in drug abuse and gambling.In another operation conducted in Kamwokya and along Mawanda Road under Kira Road Police Division, police arrested eight suspects believed to be connected to phone snatching and drug abuse.
These locations have previously been identified as areas where criminals often target unsuspecting members of the public.Police also intensified their crackdown in Nansana, where an operation targeting suspected hardened criminals resulted in the arrest of 10 male suspects. Authorities revealed that the suspects were found in possession of suspected narcotics during the operation.Meanwhile, another police team conducted a similar operation in Kirinya and nearby areas including Kito A, Kito B, Namataba, and Kirinya Main.
Eight suspects were arrested during the exercise over allegations linked to bag snatching, assaulting members of the public, house break-ins, and burglary.Police said the suspects arrested during the operations were also found with suspected narcotic substances. The items recovered during the operation have since been handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department to support ongoing investigations.
Authorities have assured the public that such operations will continue as part of efforts to dismantle criminal networks and restore safety in the city. Police have also encouraged residents to keep sharing information that can help security agencies identify criminals and prevent crime in their communities
