Saracen guard arrested selling bullets by officers disguised as buyers in Ntinda

Isaac Okello was arrested trying to sell 31 bullets at Shs2,000 each to Jet Tech Security Company operations manager Fred Okumu.

The call

Okello allegedly contacted Okumu on Monday October 10, informing him that he was sellling bullets and some bullet magazines at a giveaway price

However, Okumu became suspicious of Okello since he had never met him and approached officers at Ntinda Police Station about the call with Okello.

The Police officers collaborated with Okumu and encouraged him to tell Okello that he was ready to make a purchase at his office in Minister’s village in Ntinda township.

The net

When Okello arrived at Jet Tech Security Company in the evening with a bag containing the bullets and magazines, Okumu asked him to open it for negotiations to start.

At that moment, the undercover police officers who had first disguised themselves as buyers slapped handcuffs on Okello.

The weapons

A search of the bag revealed that the 31 bullets included 19 bullets for Sub-Machine Gun (SMG), three bullets for a pistol, one bullet for a Mark4, two bullets for a greener gun, and two bullets for pump action.

The magazines included eight SMG magazines, three Semi-Automated Rifle (SAR) magazines, and other items found included a grinder, two pliers, two screwdrivers, a hammer, two chisels, a metal cutter, and a rowing machine.

“He was selling the bullets at 2,000 Shillings each while each magazine was going for 10,000 Shillings. He came with these bullets from his home in Kamanga -Kirombe zone, Makindye division, in Kampala,” a detective connected to the case said.

Charges and investigations

It has since been discovered that Okello was in possession of two guns which werepicked from his house yesterday. When asked where he got the weapons, Okello allegedly said that he got them from a Field Force Unit (FFU) officer he does not know.

Okello has since been slapped with charges of unlawful possession of government stores.

Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, confirmed the arrest saying that Police is working hard to establish the source of the weapons.