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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 86741, member: 27"] Stolen sugarcane pipelines just got wrecked after roadside weighbridges were shut down for turning theft into clean cash. Weighbridges shut in Masindi and Bunyoro [LIST] [*]The government pulled down roadside weighbridges in Masindi and Bunyoro. [*]Investigators found they were key hubs for stolen cane sales. [*]The police and the Ministry of Internal Affairs ran a joint probe. [*]Trade Commissioner David Kiiza said closures followed a ministerial order. [/LIST] How the cane theft racket worked [LIST] [*]Officials described weigh sites as main deal spots. [*]Thieves cut mature cane from estates and outgrower fields at night. [*]Drivers hauled the harvest to roadside scales for paperwork. [*]Documents made the stolen crop look legit to buyers. [/LIST] Kinyara Sugar Ltd diversion case [LIST] [*]Kinyara Sugar Ltd lost 24 tonnes from Kthe ingo No. 6 field. [*]Truck UBA 886R KCV 456 carried the load. [*]Francis Mugerwa said the driver came back for another docket. [*]Security chased the suspect, while two loaders were arrested. [/LIST] Police tracking and ongoing probe [LIST] [*]ASP Joseph Karwani confirmed the case remains active. [*]Officers traced the consignment to a roadside scale. [*]Masindi District CID is hunting the main suspect. [*]Authorities vowed criminal charges for aiding weigh sites. [/LIST] Economic stakes and farmer impact [LIST] [*]Uganda's sugar sector adds 5 to 7 percent to GDP. [*]Annual tax revenue ranges between Shs350 billion and Shs550 billion. [*]Kinyara Sugar Ltd employs over 7,000 workers. [*]Farmers in Masindi hire private guards after night raids. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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