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Woman remanded for illegal possession of ammunition

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrates Court in Kamuli on Tuesday remanded a 27-year-old woman to prison for illegal possession of ammunition. Brenda Mutesi was last week arrested from Baraka Guest House in Kidera town council, Buyende district, where she is reported to have been hiding. When detectives …

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Ukraine draining NATO’s ammunition stockpiles: Stoltenberg

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) needs to “ramp up production” of ammunition as Ukraine’s rate of usage is depleting current capacities and draining stockpiles, the alliance’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday. The conflict in Ukraine “is consuming an enormous amount of ammunition and …

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Court Martial drops charges against businessman Buchanan

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Military prosecutors have dropped charges of illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition against city businessman Sam Buchanan. Captain Ambroz Guma tendered a letter before the seven-member panel of the General Court Martial chaired by Lt General Andrew Gutti on Tuesday indicating that the state was …

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Police arrest suspected suppliers of ammunition to rustlers

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces in Karamoja sub-region have arrested two suspects accused of supplying ammunition to cattle rustlers terrorizing communities. Micheal Longole, the Mt. Moroto region police spokesperson says that they picked up the suspects in tactical operations in Matany trading center. He identifies the …

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UPDF raids ADF camp, recovers 148 rounds of ammunition

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF has recovered 148 rounds of live ammunition in Bukoko, North of Kamango town in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They include bullets from a belt-fed general-purpose machine gun, commonly known as the PK, which were reportedly abandoned by the Allied Democratic …

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Seventy guns recovered in the ongoing disarmament in Karamoja

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint forces of UPDF and police currently operating in Karamoja have so far recovered 70 guns and 534 rounds of ammunition from the Karimojong warriors since the 17th of July when they launched second phase of disarmament in the sub region. Capt. Edrin Mawanda, …

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