Police in Mtwapa, Mombasa County have arrested four suspected gang members found in possession of several weapons.
In a statement, the National Police Service revealed that officers from Mtwapa Police Station had recovered several weapons, including three pangas and a dagger, following a public tip-off.
The arrests followed a robbery incident in the coastal city where criminals were captured on CCTV assaulting and robbing pedestrians.
4 Suspected Criminals Found With Weapons Arrested in Mombasa’s Mtwapa. Photo: Courtesy.
It is, however, unconfirmed whether the arrest is connected to the robberies.
The gang is said to have been arrested at a hideout on the outskirts of Mtwapa Township in an intelligence-led operation targeting members of the ‘Panga Boys’ gang in the Labour–Mtomondoni area.
“The officers proceeded to a makeshift structure, believed to be a hideout for the notorious gang of muggers, where they successfully arrested four suspects,” part of the NPS statement reads.
The 4 suspects are being held at Mtwapa Police Station pending their arraignment.
