Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested four suspects, including two Ugandans, linked to stolen mobile phones in Nairobi.
In a statement on Saturday, October 14, DCI said the suspects were arrested within Nairobi CBD after an operation conducted by the detectives.
“Four suspects linked with the rampant disappearance of mobile phones within the city were yesterday arrested by detectives.
Malumasi Aisha and Agaba Anestus Majuni both of from neighboring Uganda were arrested alongside Sarah Njeri and her sister Mary Wangui in an intelligence led operation conducted by detectives within the busy Nairobi Central Business District,” read the statement in part.
Moreover, the Commission explained that the detectives first arrested Malumas who then led them to the other three suspects.
During the time of his arrest, Malumasi was found with a parcel of 13 smart phones believed to destined for the black market in Uganda.
“She then led the sleuths to shop E17 located at Munyu Business center, where her accomplices Sarah Wangari and Mary Wangui were busy receiving other stolen mobile phones,” added the statement.
Further, DCI stated that Wangari and Wangui led the detectives to a fourth suspect who was waiting for the mobile phones at Simba Coach Bus Station.
“After a brief but detailed interrogation, the miscreants hurriedly led the detectives to a fourth suspect, Agaba Majuni, who was waiting for the package destined for Uganda at the Simba Coach bus station,” read the statement.
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In addition, the statement said detectives from the elite Crime Research & Intelligence Bureau based at the DCI Nairobi Regional Command have cast their nets wider for more suspects in what is believed to be an elaborate syndicate sneaking stolen mobile phones to neighboring countries.
Additionally, the Directorate explained that stolen mobile phones dealers have found it hard to operate in Kenya due to the mobile tracking technology deployed by the detectives.
“Mobile phone thugs have found it increasingly difficult to ply their trade in the country, owing to the state-of-the-art technology being deployed by our Cybercrime detectives based at the DCI National Forensic Laboratory, in arresting mobile phone thieves,” said the Commission.
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Stolen Goods in Uganda
On October 7, DCI released a statement indicating that its detectives tracked stolen goods worth over Ksh.267 million to Uganda.
The Directorate said its detectives recovered 7,420 bags equivalent to 7 containers of the lost goods at Liberty Internal Container Depot, a logistical company located along Bweyogere Industrial Area in Kampala.
According to the statement, an Indian man named Surya Parkash, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kutch Chemical Industries LTD filed a complaint accusing Ugandan businessmen of defrauding him.
In his complaint, Parkash reported that his company supplied a consignment of 104 containers of caustic soda (sodium hydroxide), a reagent used as a cleansing agent, to what turned out to be fictitious companies through the Mombasa port.
Parkash said the five Ugandan companies that ordered the consignment went under as soon as the last container landed at Mombasa port and cut off communication with him.
