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Police unearth major syndicate that targets export containers

Some of the recovered containers at Changamwe Police Station in Mombasa County on Wednesday 2nd June 2021. Over 60 containers are said to have been stolen in Mombasa area and few suspects have been arrested, with some of the containers being traced as far as Kiambu and Nyeri Counties. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

A syndicate involving theft of empty containers from Mombasa can be revealed today.

The stolen containers are then converted into shops and housing units that are sold across the country.

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