Police hunt for 7 presidential guards cited in Shs 20bn gold scam
March 10, 2021
Some of the confiscated gold boxes at CID offices
Economic crime investigators from the Uganda Police Force have launched a manhunt for seven soldiers from the elite Special Forces Command (SFC) accused of defrauding a US national, Anastasios Belesis over Shs 20 billion in a gold scam.
Belesis filed a case at the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) headquarters last month implicating over 10 people for participating in a scam, where he lost at least $5.5 million.
In his case registered vide GEF 086/2021at CID; Belesis said he was hoodwinked by Enock Katwesigye alias Col Frank and Martin Bwayo alias Capt Bob into the gold scam. The duo, according to Belesis, hijacked the gold they had sold him with armed men dressed in military uniform.