Mystery as Missing Police Pistol Recovered Inside CBD Supermarket
The DCI officers processed the scene and secured the firearm as evidence, with the gun now placed in safe custody of the police pending further investigations...
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A police firearm that went missing in Nairobi's Central Business District (CBD) a week ago has been recovered by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI). The firearm was found concealed within a supermarket on Moi Avenue.
- The pistol, belonging to an officer attached to a former MP, was found loaded with 13 rounds of 9mm ammunition.
- The recovery was made following intelligence-led investigations by the DCI.
- The weapon was reportedly left behind at a barber shop and spa where the officer received a massage, and later discovered missing.
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