Police in Nsangi have arrested four suspects linked to a wave of phone and bag snatching along the Kampala–Masaka Highway, especially in the Busega–Kyengera swamp stretch.
The arrests follow a robbery reported on 17 March 2026 at Kyengera Police Station by a businesswoman from Namagoma Kisozi in Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District. She told police that thugs stole her laptop bag containing Shs5.34 million, two smartphones worth Shs1.3 million, and her National Identity Card.
Acting on intelligence, a police task team conducted an operation on 20 March 2026 targeting suspected hideouts in the Busega swamp. The operation led to the arrest of four suspects and the recovery of 22 mobile phones—20 iPhones and two Tecno devices—from a makeshift structure in the swamp.
The suspects have been identified as Muwesi John (33), Mbazanyi Saka (25), Kabuka Stephen (23), all residents of Busega and Nateete, and a 17-year-old male from Busega.
All four are in custody as police prepare to take them to court. Authorities say efforts are ongoing to identify the owners of the recovered phones and to track down other members of the gang.
