Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have arrested two Ugandans and their Kenyan collaborators in a night raid targeting a phone theft syndicate in the Nairobi Central Business District (CBD).
The Agency on Saturday announced that the operation led by DCI’s Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau yielded four suspects.
The four suspects have been identified as Malumasi Aisha and Agaba Anestus Majuni, Uganda, who were arrested alongside Sarah Njeri and her sibling Mary Wangui.
According to the DCI , Malumasi, was found in possession of thirteen smartphones believed to be destined for Uganda.
She then led the agents to her accomplices — Sarah Wangari and Mary Wangui — who then led the detectives to the fourth suspect, Agaba Majuni.
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On the other hand, Majuni, was preparing to dispatch stolen phones through a parcel service operated by a local bus company.
Speaking on its X page , the Agency described the operation as significant in disrupting phone theft syndicates in the capital.
DEALERS IN STOLEN MOBILE PHONES CORNERED AS SLEUTHS UP THEIR GAME
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) October 13, 2023
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… pic.twitter.com/Xgcl8Th7ld