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Africa-Press – Kenya. <\/strong><\/span>Sixteen suspected thugs have been arrested in Embakasi, Nairobi County.<\/p>\n

Police said the suspected notorious criminals were nabbed on Friday night and locked up at Villa police station, Embakasi sub-county.<\/p>\n

The arrests were made at 12.40 am and reports of the same were made at the same station.<\/p>\n

Police said the arrests were made in a swoop following complaints of mugging from members of the public within the Transami area and the footbridge.<\/p>\n

“Officers from this command accompanied by the NGAO team raided a hideout made of polythene and mabati structures and occupied by street families within TRANSAMI and arrested 16 notorious criminals,” a police report seen by the Star read in part.<\/p>\n

Police said on searching the makeshift houses, one toy pistol, 37 knives, 3 pangas, 2 hammers, 6 scissors,10 KPLC token meter boxes suspected to have been stolen, 158 rolls of bhang, 500 grams of bhang, 2 litres of chang’aa, three mobile phones and a digital decoder were recovered and kept as exhibits.<\/p>\n

“They will be charged with various offences including preparation to commit felony,” police said.<\/p>\n

The scene was also visited by both the deputy county commissioner and sub-county police commander Embakasi. The makeshifts were demolished.<\/p>\n

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