The Directorate of Criminal Investigations on Saturday, January 18, issued a public notice to all victims of car theft to make their way to Juja police station.
This was after DCI investigators unearthed several suspected stolen engines at a Rurii market in Juja Sub-county.
According to the statement sent out by the DCI, the latest discovery was aided by a tip-off from members of the public.
"Those who may have lost their engines are advised to visit Juja police station," read a section of the DCI's formal statement.
No suspects were arrested during the recovery, with detectives revealing that they found the engines abandoned at one of the stalls.
"Further investigations are ongoing as the pursuit for the suspects involved intensifies," DCI stated
A total of 5 engines were recovered during the sweeping raid, with reports indicating that the notorious car theft ring that has left countless victims in their wake is still at large.
The latest development came just 4 days since DCI boss George Kinoti's officers reined in on a notorious gang responsible for countless car robberies across the country.
In an announcement posted on social media on Wednesday, January 15, the DCI announced that officers had pounced on seven suspects that they believe stole Ksh 900,000 from a vehicle in Buruburu on January 11, 2020.
"Seven members of a notorious criminal gang which on Saturday 11th January 2020 broke into and stole Ksh 900,000 from a parked car at a car yard along Ngong Road was today arrested by DCI Kilimani detectives and three motor vehicles believed to be used in the perpetration detained," the DCI posted.
The perpetrators are believed to have been privy to the victim's movements and are reported to have tracked him all the way to where he intended to purchase the vehicle, after which they struck.
The seven were identified as Benjamin Imbai Ambache (Bena), Boaz Otieno Owino (Baba Fabian), Collins Opruto Ipara (Collo), Duncan Wachira Gakungu (Dante), and William Kamau Maina (Willo).
The other two were Jacqueline Njoki Mwangi (Lady Bose), and Ian Kibe Kinyua (Kibe), all of who are in custody awaiting arraignment.
