DCI Recover 63 Stolen Mobile Phones in Thika and Nairobi

Detectives cracked down on a suspected racket after victims reported attempts to tamper with the IMEI numbers of their phones.

Officers attached to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) recovered 63 stolen phones in Nairobi and Thika.

In a police statement released on Wednesday, October 14, the DCI revealed how an intelligence-led operation saw the recovery of 57 phones in Thika.

"The detectives raided a room on the eighth floor of Aliza Plaza, where Elvis Thuita Gitau was arrested. The search led to the recovery of 57 assorted mobile phones, two tablets, two laptops, among other devices suspected to be stolen," the police report read.

Five other phones were recovered after police officers on patrol hunted down three suspects who had snatched a phone from a passenger in a public service vehicle (PSV).

A file photo of one of the suspects posing next to the recovered mobile phones and electronics.

Source: Nairobi Leo