𝗧𝗪𝗢 𝗕𝗘𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗛𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗙𝗧 𝗦𝗬𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗜𝗡 𝗞𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗟𝗜

In an intelligence-led crackdown, officers based at Kimilili Police Station in Bungoma County have arrested two suspects behind a mobile phone theft and hacking syndicate that has been giving residents sleepless nights.

Following complaints from members of the public whose hard-earned communication devices had been snatched by the two suspects and their accomplices, a joint task force of police officers and M-Kopa Kenya Limited officers swung into action.

The operation led officers to Jacaranda Youngers Electronics, a seemingly innocent shop in the heart of Kimilili town that served as the syndicate’s dark operational nerve centre.

It was here that the two suspected masterminds, Harrison Kariuki Thuku, 26, and James Gachanja Kahuria, 26, were cornered and apprehended before they could make a run for it.

A quick search of their shop led to the recovery of 34 M-Kopa mobile phones, 39 assorted smartphones and flashing tools used by the tech-savvy thugs to wipe memory, alter IMEI numbers, and breathe new life into stolen devices before thrusting them back into the black market.

The two suspects are currently cooling their heels in police custody, undergoing processing pending arraignment, as a manhunt for their accomplices who are still at large is ongoing.

Meanwhile, the recovered gadgets have been securely detained as exhibits and will be handed over to cyber forensics experts for extensive analysis to trace and identify their rightful owners.

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