Two arrested, 41 stolen phones recovered in Nairobi CBD crackdown

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Police arrest two suspected mobile phone thieves during a crackdown in Nairobi CBD, recover 41 phones. [NPS]

Police have arrested two suspected mobile phone snatchers in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) during an operation targeting organised criminal networks.

The National Police Service (NPS) said the suspects were arrested along Kimathi Street after officers from Central Police Station raided a shop in Norwich House.

The operation led to the recovery of 41 assorted mobile phones concealed inside a locked safe.

Two arrested, 41 stolen phones recovered in Nairobi CBD crackdown

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