Isaac Okello, a private security guard attached to Saracen has been arrested at Kira Road police station on allegations of selling gun bullets.
Okello was captured red-handed by police after his purported client gave him away after he offered to sell off his magazines at a giveaway price.
He was found selling 31 bullets at Shillings 2000 each to one Fred Okumu, the operations manager of Jet Tech Security Company.
Okumu reported to police after Okello on Monday informing him that he had bullets and some bullet magazines he was selling cheaply.
Out of suspicion, Okumu rushed and alerted officers at Ntinda police station that he had received a call from a stranger who was selling bullets and magazines.
During their meeting, Okumu tasked him to open the bag and the negotiations started. It was at that moment that the covert security officers who also first disguised themselves as interested buyers arrested Okello and handcuffed him.
Police realized the 31 bullets included 19 for Sub-Machine Gun (SMG), three for a pistol, one for a Mark4, two for a greener gun, and 2 for pump action.
Okello’s bag also contained eight SMG magazines, three Semi-Automated Rifle -SAR magazines, and breaking implements that 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 said.
Okello, who has since been charged with unlawful possession of government stores.
Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson confirmed Okello’s arrest, saying that efforts to establish the exact source of the weapons were underway.
It has since been established that Okello also had two guns, which police picked up on Tuesday from his residence in Kirombe.
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