At least six suspected drug dealers have been arrested in City operation conducted on Monday morning. Assistant Superintendent of Police –ASP Ivan Nduhura, led the operation in which the suspects were arrested at Nakivuubo and Arua Park all found in the Central Business District.
“Our operations are continuing in CBD targeting black spots, today we had those of Nakivuubo and Arua Park. Many were arrested with Opium and selling the same,” ASP Ivan Nduhura said.
In November last year, the Directorate of Interpol and International Relations successfully carried out a joint security operation code named USALAMA. This is the annual INTERPOL activity which was carried out between October 30, 2019 and November 4, 2019 in various parts of the country.
Assistant Inspector General of Police –AIGP Moses Balimwoyo, who was the director Interpol, said the operation led to the recovery of suspected stolen cars, electricity cables wild life property, intercepting of narcotic drugs, arrest of human traffickers, and destruction of 30 acres of marijuana.
“The operation targeted transnational organized crimes like terrorism, drug trafficking, motor vehicle theft, human trafficking, smuggling, theft of travel documents, proliferation of small arms and light weapons, counterfeit goods and pharmaceuticals, theft/smuggling of precious metals and Environmental crimes,” AIGP Balimwoyo said.
AIGP Balimwoyo said the main area of operation suspected human traffickers, car bonds, moving motor vehicles and suspected premises of organized crime, points of entry and exit into the country, criminal cartels and syndicates. Other targets included suspected business places selling counterfeit or substandard product and vandalism.
Interpol revealed that one suspect was arrested by the police mineral protection unit with 134 grams approximately valued at 17,500,000 (seventeen million five hundred thousand Uganda shillings) of smuggled Gold and precious stones at Entebbe international airport.
“Six suspects arrested from three illegal drug dealers’ hub in Kisenyi, Kampala selling narcotics and were charged in courts of law, two suspects were arrested and charged with trafficking in narcotic drugs in Busia district, 50 small wrapped papers containing suspected narcotic drugs were recovered in Mbale and submitted to the laboratory for analysis,” AIGP Balimwoyo said.
In addition, Interpol arrested people cultivating narcotic drugs and were taken to court while 33 gardens of cannabis measuring approximately 30 acres were destroyed. Also six bags of dried and crushed cannabis and 20kgs of cannabis seeds were recovered and destroyed in Busia District.