Three people are in custody after a joint operation uncovered an alleged illegal SIM card registration racket at New Park Wholesale Building in Kampala’s Central Division. AdvertisementPolice said the suspects were allegedly registering and selling Airtel, MTN and Lyca Mobile SIM cards using other people’s identification documents without authorisation. During the operation, officers recovered new SIM cards, fingerprint scanners, registration books and several national identity cards. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said the operation followed information received in late July about suspected illegal SIM card registration and the duplication of identification documents. AdvertisementAmong the items recovered were new Airtel, MTN and Lyca SIM cards, fingerprint scanners, Airtel and MTN registration books and several national identity cards.