The recovered phones and laptops in Kayole operation/ DCI X
Police have arrested two people and recovered a number of mobile phones and laptops during an operation targeting suspected trade in illicitly acquired property in Kayole, Nairobi County.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), officers attached to Soweto Police Station in Kayole Sub-County recovered 10 functional mobile phones, three laptops and 18 non-functional assorted mobile phones during the operation.
The DCI said the two suspects were taken into custody at Soweto Police Station pending processing and arraignment in court.
The recovered electronic devices have been secured as exhibits as investigators establish their origin and whether they may be linked to reported cases of theft.
The operation comes amid continued police efforts to disrupt the trade in suspected stolen electronic devices in Nairobi.
A similar operation was conducted on July 31 when officers from Shauri Moyo Police Station arrested two people during patrols along Digo Road and recovered five mobile phones suspected to have been stolen.
The National Police Service said the arrests followed sustained patrols aimed at curbing phone theft and other offences around Gikomba and Digo Road.
Police said the recovered phones were being examined as officers worked to establish their owners and determine whether the suspects could be linked to other reported incidents. Three people had, by then, positively identified their phones among the recovered devices.
The July operation was followed by another crackdown in Nairobi in which four people were arrested in two separate operations targeting mobile phone snatching and the suspected illicit trade in electronic gadgets, according to the National Police Service.
In one of the operations, officers from Muthangari Police Station acted on intelligence and arrested two suspects in Kawangware. Recovered handsets were secured as exhibits as the suspects remained in custody pending arraignment.
The DCI said it would continue with targeted operations to disrupt criminal networks dealing in suspected stolen property.
The agency urged members of the public to report criminal or suspicious activity at the nearest police station or through the toll-free numbers 999 and 911. It also provided the DCI reporting channels 0800 722 203 and WhatsApp 0709 570 000 for anonymous reporting.
