The crackdown netted several other suspects in Lang’ata including two who were in possession of 34 suspected stolen phones.
Two other suspects who were found with eight suspected stolen laptops were also arrested in the same area
“Four other suspects were arrested in Kasarani's Githurai 44 area in a similar operation,” Amin said.
“The DCI Nairobi Region Coordinator has warned phone thieves posing as phone dealers and phone repairers that detectives are hot of their trail,” a statement from the DCI read in part.
“Equally, cautioning legit vendors to be careful while handling second-hand electronics as they may put them in serious problems with the law.”
Meanwhile, the DCI boss revealed that five other suspected robbers who waylaid a resident of the Matopeni area of Mukuru kwa Njenga - Reli section have since been arrested and arraigned.
He said they had robbed the victim of a jacket and mobile phone worth Sh20k.
They were arrested by Embakasi police, he said.
Amin said the suspects were ambushed minutes after the robbery. The jacket they had stolen was recovered.
The crackdown on suspicious phone repair stalls comes amid another sustained operation targeting a car theft syndicate that has been stealing vehicles from parking lots in residential areas.
The crackdown led to the arrest of at least 12 suspects across the country and the recovery of over 10 vehicles.
Six of the suspects were arrested in Nakuru, one in Eldoret and five in Makongeni, Thika.
