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The recovered gun. PHOTO/POLICE
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- The AK-47 rifle was also recovered on Monday alongside three magazines and 77 live rounds of ammunition
Police operatives have arrested a suspected armed robber and recovered a firearm belonging to the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) that was allegedly used in a wave of armed robberies across the Kampala Metropolitan Area and western Uganda.
The suspect was apprehended during an intelligence-led operation in Kitaka Zone, Busega Parish, Rubaga Division in Kampala City. Following his arrest, security teams recovered an SMG/AK-47 rifle alongside three fully loaded magazines containing 77 rounds of ammunition.
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