Detectives recover suspected stolen high-end phones at a shop in Nairobi CBD while pursuing a stolen phone whose owner was attacked in Kilimani (PHOTO).

 Tuesday, March 12, 2024 - A city trader has been arrested after detectives raided his shop along Kimathi Street in Nairobi CBD while pursuing a stolen phone whose owner was attacked in Kilimani.

Mathew Mwangi Gachago,30, who is the owner of the shop housed within Pioneer building was arrested during the operation and 42 high-end phones suspected to have been stolen confiscated.

It is suspected that he works in cahoots with thugs, who mostly target expensive phones.

A verification exercise is underway to establish ownership of the seizure.

See the photo of the phones recovered from the suspect’s shop.