Masindi
Police in the Albertine North Region have intensified on carrying out operations mainly targeting cattle thieves.
This has been a result of increasing cases of cattle theft in the region.
While addressing the media this afternoon in her office, Damalie Nachuha, the Albertine North Region Police Commander (RPC) urged the public to protect their property including cattle.
She stressed that though there are increased cases of theft mostly during festive season, they have intensified operations to crackdown thieves warning that whoever will be arrested will face the law.
Cue in…. Nachuha on cattle English
The operation comes after rampant cases of cattle theft including the impounding of a vehicle registration number UAZ 808K which was intercepted Monday night while carrying stolen cows in Buliisa district.
Nachuha said that the vehicle was intercepted by URA officials who later informed them and towed the vehicle to Biiso Police Station in Buliisa district.
The RPC asserted that the occupants of the vehicle fled the scene and they recovered two cows, one was alive while they had already slaughtered the second one.
Cue in…. Nachuha on theft English
Last week, police in Masindi district intercepted a vehicle which was carrying suspected stolen cows in Ntooma Parish in Bwijanga Sub County.
