A joint effort between the Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) and the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) has led to the recovery of 218 coffee bags that were stolen in November while being transported. The coffee, valued at 470 million Shillings, was originally purchased from Kasese district and was en route to Nakawa in Kampala for export.
The coffee bags were intercepted during transit at Bwaise and were later found in Sanga, Matugga town council, in Wakiso district. Investigations traced the stolen goods to a group led by Juma Musisi, who goes by the alias “Young Mandela” or “Masape.” The perpetrators had used vehicles with the registration numbers UBE 151S and UAM 076N to divert the coffee.
According to a detective involved in the investigation, the coffee was initially offloaded from its truck, UBE 355V, and then transferred to different vehicles. It was eventually moved to a storage facility in Luzira before being taken to Sanga, Matugga, where it was found.
The stolen goods were recovered from a store owned by Steven Bukenya. During the operation, Bukenya’s wife, Mariam Nankinga, explained that they had rented out their garage for a fee of 200,000 shillings to those who needed temporary storage for the coffee. She expressed that they had no knowledge that the coffee was stolen.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, confirmed that the recovered coffee has been stored at Kawempe police station, where it is being guarded. The coffee is awaiting weighing and further instructions from the State Attorney.
Onyango also mentioned that several suspects have been arrested and charged, with efforts underway to apprehend others still at large. Among those sought by police are Allan Asiimwe, Kato Kiggundu, Joab Mucunguzi, and Saidi Kasule, alias “Bogere.” Juma Musisi, the ringleader, had been charged in Nabweru court but managed to escape under unclear circumstances. The stolen coffee belongs to Agrievorve Uganda Limited, a company owned by Jonathan Rowland.
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