Mbale Central Police have apprehended a 30-year-old man and impounded a Prado Tx allegedly used in transporting suspected stolen cows within and around Bugisu sub-region.
A bull and a cow were found inside the vehicle.
The police manned an operation during the early hours of Easter Sunday, following intelligence regarding a suspicious vehicle with registration number UBD 798L, believed to be involved in the illicit transportation of stolen cattle.
Officers quickly mobilized and pursued the vehicle from Kilulu Cell, Nabweya Ward, Northern Division in Mbale city to Kilulu center, where the suspected thieves attempted to unload the stolen livestock.
Elgon Regional Police spokesperson Rogers Taitika says upon realizing they were being pursued, the suspects accelerated, prompting a dramatic chase by law enforcement. Gunshots were discharged during the pursuit in an attempt to deflate the tires.
The pursuit continued until Buwamwangu Cell in Bukonde ward, where two occupants abandoned the vehicle and fled.
Taitika further explains that despite attempts to evade capture, police managed to apprehend one suspect identified as Kikonde Ceaser, a resident of Hospital Cell, North Central Ward, Northern Division in Mbale City.
Additionally, a cow, a bull, two phones, and two national IDs belonging to individuals from Hoima Municipality and Wakiso District were recovered from the vehicle.
The impounded vehicle is currently parked at the police yard as investigations proceed.