As Others Net Kenya Power Equipment Worth Millions
By The DCI
Eight suspects were arrested over the weekend and narcotic drugs recovered in an operation conducted by Starehe based detectives in Huruma, Nairobi County.
In the raid that was conducted following a tip off from members of the public, over 10 kilograms of weed, 450 rolls of the same substance, weighing scales, daggers and gas cylinders suspected to have been stolen were recovered during the raid.
A vehicle used to distribute the highly addictive drug in various parts of the city was also impounded.
The seven suspects identified as Alex Murimi, Woche Sipa, Clinton Odinga, Kevin Kimani, Mohamed Wako, John Chege and Hassan Yussuf are facing charges of trafficking in narcotic drugs, being in possession of narcoticb drugs and preparation to commit a felony.
Meanwhile, assorted Kenya Power equipment worth Sh11 million that is believed to have been vandalized, has been recovered by detectives based in Kiambu County.
The recovery made on Sunday night followed a raid at a scrap metal yard in Denderu location, owned by one Patrick King’ori who has since gone into hiding.
Transformer fuses, pilon bindings, transformer laminations, transformer shells, high tension cables among other equipment vandalized from power lines were among the recovered items.
One suspect identified as Florence Kariuki, 30 was arrested during the raid as efforts to arrest the main suspect intensify. #FichuakwaDCI 0800722203.
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