4 arrested Over Phone Snatching on Northern Bypass

olice at Nsangi are holding four suspects in connection with rampant phone and bag snatching along the Kampala–Masaka Highway, particularly within the Busega–Kyengera swamp corridor.

According to Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Racheal Kawala, on 17th March 2026, a case of robbery was reported at Kyengera Police Station by a businesswoman and resident of Namagoma Kisozi, Kyengera Town Council, Wakiso District.

It is alleged that her laptop bag containing Uganda Shillings 5,340,000, two smartphones valued at UGX 1,300,000, and a National Identity Card were stolen.

‘’Following the report, an intelligence-led operation was conducted on 20th/03/2026 by a police task team targeting identified criminal hideouts within the Busega swamp. This led to the arrest of four suspects and the recovery of 20 iPhones and two Tecno phones from a makeshift structure in the swam’’, said Kawala.

She identified the suspects as: Muwesi John, a 33-year-old male resident of Busega, Mbazanyi Saka, a 25-year-old resident of Nateete, Kabuka Stephen, a 23-year-old male resident of Busega and a 17-year-old male resident of Busega.

The suspects are currently in police custody pending prosecution.

Efforts are ongoing to trace and identify the rightful owners of the recovered devices, as well as to apprehend additional suspects.