Police bust car theft syndicate, arrest four people

Four suspects are in police custody over an organised crime involving dismantling of stolen vehicles for spare parts sold.

The four were arrested by Flying Squad detectives who, acting on intelligence, carried out an operation on a private house within Ngong area.

In tweets, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) identified the suspects as Zacharia Maina, Stephen Ndungu, Francis Karuthi and James Kamau.

A motor vehicle, Reg. No. KBX 449A, which was reported stolen from Central Police Station area on April 7 this year, was also recovered.

The vehicle, which was initially white in colour, had been changed to black & number plates changed to KCL 390P. The suspects intended to sell the vehicle to unsuspecting buyer for Ksh 6.5 million.