3 arrested in crackdown on highway robbery gang along Mombasa Road

Three suspects have been arrested in Rabai, Kilifi County, over a series of highway robberies targeting truck drivers along the Mombasa–Nairobi road. Police say drugs, foreign currency and other items were recovered...

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Detectives in Rabai Sub-County have arrested three suspects believed to be part of a notorious highway robbery gang terrorizing truck drivers along the Mombasa–Nairobi highway. The arrests followed a timely tip-off and a targeted operation in the Mabirikani area.

The arrested individuals are Juma Ali, Hamisi Juma, and Benedict Chirodo.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) states the trio is linked to robberies near the Bonje area of Mazeras Township.
Recovered items included currency from different countries, two pairs of military boots, fourteen rolls of bhang, and an HCL computer keyboard, believed to be connected to multiple cases at Mazeras Police Station.

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