Detectives have arrested three suspects after raiding a residential house in Tassia, Embakasi, where they recovered a cache of explosive devices and ammunition concealed in a brown leather bag.
The intelligence-driven operation was conducted by detectives from Embakasi following credible information about suspicious activities involving the suspects.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detectives first trailed and arrested Kelvin Oluoch Obunaka and his brother, Benjamin Obunaka, alias Obunaka the DJ, at a residence within Tassia Stage.
Upon interrogation, the two suspects reportedly led detectives to a second house belonging to Kennedy Nzau, near Triple M Supermarket in Tassia, where a search uncovered an alarming collection of potentially dangerous materials.
The recovered items included six CS smoke hand-thrown grenades, four Model 2020 hand-thrown tear gas grenades, one 64mm CS hand-thrown smoke grenade, three 37/38mm rifle-launched tear gas grenades, one 37/38mm flash-bang grenade and 16 rounds of 7.62mm blank ammunition.
Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) detectives documented the scene, while all the recovered items were secured as exhibits for further forensic examination.
The three suspects remain in police custody undergoing processing ahead of their arraignment in court.
Detectives are now working to establish the circumstances surrounding the suspects’ possession of the materials, their intended use and whether they have links to other criminal activities.
