By; Peter Ssebulime
Police has instituted investigations into the operations of its Immigration and Aviation unit that could have facilitated the entry into Uganda, of an American national Paul Mathias Rogers.
The 57year old Roger was arrested with uniforms, weapons and ammunition belonging to the United States Army over the weekend from his home in Bwebajja, along Entebbe road following a tip-off from his estranged wife Lillian Kaitesi.
A subsequent search uncovered a number of US Army uniforms, guns, ammunition, and pepper spray among other military stores.
He was later taken to Nalufenya Police facility for interrogation on charges of weapons trafficking, terrorism and illegal possession weapons.
He was in March last year arrested for trafficking into the country a riffle which was detained by Police on advise of Entebbe resident state attorney to avoid committing crime.
According to the Police Spokesperson Emilian Kayima, preliminary investigations reveal that the weapons and other military equipment’s despite not being cleared to enter the country passed through Entebbe International Airport, which is a center of police work.
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