Police at Kira Division are holding four suspects for attempting to rob coffee beans from a factory in Bweyogerere.
The four suspects are; Kyagulanyi Ivan, 25, a resident of Koboko, Wandera Jackson, 28, Atuhire Jackson, 32 and Kisoma Abubakar all residents of Kiwanga 35.
The thugs were captured in a foiled robbery on Tuesday at about 10 PM with sacks of coffee at Bulamu coffee factory in Butto, Bweyogerere in Kira Municipality.
Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson says the gang came driving in an Isuzu Lorry UAB 269D which was packed at factory in the wee hours of the night.They broke the store's door before loading the vehicle with sacks of coffee beans .
Owoyesigyire says during the robbery, police officers received word and stormed the area, arresting the suspects and recovering sacks of coffee beans at the scene of crime.
He however says the driver of the said motor vehicle identified as Medi of Kazinga runaway after sighting the Police. He adds that the suspects are currently detained at Kira Police and exhibits of coffee beans, vehicle and breaking implements were recovered.
"It has been established that the same group had broken into this store to steal coffee beans before." he says
