{"id":4402,"date":"2025-04-10T08:54:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=4402"},"modified":"2025-04-10T08:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:54:29","slug":"coffee-heist-foiled-police-use-k9-unit-to-track-down-thieves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/coffee-heist-foiled-police-use-k9-unit-to-track-down-thieves\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee Heist Foiled, Police Use K9 Unit to Track Down Thieves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Bugiri, Uganda<\/strong> &#8211; The police in Busoga East Region, Uganda, with the help of a K9 sniffer dog, have apprehended two suspects for stealing coffee in Bugiri district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mugweri Paul and Okoi Joseph are the suspects under police detention, accused of stealing coffee from Bulenzi Dasan&#8217;s garden in Bango village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bulenzi Dasan reported the theft to the Budhaya police station after 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