Five people were arrested on Saturday in what police believe could be a motor vehicle theft syndicate.
Police stated that the suspects were apprehended during an operation prompted by a surge in reported cases of motor vehicle theft from various residential and social parking lots within Nairobi County.
DCI detectives from the Nairobi Regional Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau, Operations, and Kayole mounted an operation on Friday, leading to the arrest of a prime suspect at his residence in Makongeni Estate, Thika.
DCI said a registration number plate was found in the suspect's house, who upon interrogation led the officers to Kenyatta Road in Juja where his accomplice was also arrested with a suspected stolen white Toyota Fielder.
On further interrogation, the suspects confessed to having earlier stolen a red Isuzu car within Kayole which they sold to a buyer in Nyeri.
The team proceeded to Narumoru where the vehicle was recovered while being driven by another man who was also arrested and escorted to DCI offices in Nairobi.
After investigative interviewing of the suspects, a fourth accomplice was cornered and arrested within Githurai.
He led the detectives to Limuru's Flyover area where his partner in crime was found and arrested.
The Limuru suspect was found in possession of a suspected stolen Toyota Corolla. The vehicle was recovered at detained at DCI offices.
Later this evening, another of their accomplices was traced to and arrested at Kariobangi.
According to the DCI, the suspects are under interrogation hoping to make more recoveries in Nairobi and Nakuru counties.