DCI recovers 294 stolen mobile phones
RIFT VALLEY
By Daniel Chege
| February 10th 2021
The raid came after tracking a Samsung mobile phone stolen from a university student.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has recovered 294 mobile phones suspected to have been stolen.
This follows a raid at a premise in Kaptembwo slum, believed to be a hideout for criminals. Also recovered in the raid was a laptop and computer central processing unit.
CID Officer Antony Sunguti said the raid came after tracking a Samsung mobile phone stolen from a university student.
“We received a complaint from a student regarding her stolen phone. We tracked it and found the house with many mobile phones,” he said.
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Sunguti said they had received complaints from the public over mobile phone theft.
“There was a surge in mobile phone theft in January, although the cases had reduced during the December holidays,” he said.
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