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Police in Busia have arrested over 40 suspects in connection with a series of violent crimes that have plagued the district over the past three weeks.

Bukedi South Region Police spokesperson, Moses Mugwe, confirmed that the suspects include ex-convicts who were recently released from Masafu and Morokatipe government prisons after completing their sentences.

“We have identified that those responsible for these crimes are former convicts and gang leaders who were recently released from prison,” Mr. Mugwe said on August 27, adding that the arrests were made following targeted operations at known hideouts.

According to Mr. Mugwe, some of the suspects are currently being held at Busia Police Station, while others have been arraigned in court, charged, and remanded.

The arrests come in response to a surge in machete-wielding attacks, where women have been raped, and residents have been hacked and robbed of their mobile phones, money, and motorcycles.

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