A major car theft ring has been busted in Nairobi, following a raid by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on a yard in Utawala Estate.
The officers, who were investigating a case of a stolen Toyota Allion from a garage along Kangundo Road, recovered several other suspected stolen vehicles and parts at the yard, and arrested three suspects believed to be part of the criminal network.
The suspects, identified as Matthew Odhiambo Ndacha, Joseph Otieno Ngeso and Stephen Kabinku Mwangi, are accused of conspiring with the yard owner, Peter Mwangi Njuguna, who was not present during the raid, to steal cars left for repair at garages and sell them as spare parts.
Among the recoveries made at the yard were three unidentified Toyota Probox cars, a Toyota station wagon chassis, rear lights for the dismantled Toyota Allion, eight box lorry containers, a Mitsubishi truck, assorted vandalised engine parts, ten sets of motor vehicle registration plates, and a Toyota Allion fixed with a Toyota Premio bonnet and boot and bearing fake registration plates.
The DCI said the suspects are being interrogated to identify more members of the syndicate and establish the source and destination of the stolen cars and parts.
The raid was conducted by detectives from the Nairobi DCI Regional Headquarters, with the assistance of a team from DCI Kayole.
