158 Rounds of live ammunition and a cache of military gear were on Thursday seized at a police roadblock in Isiolo, during an operation that also saw four suspects taken to custody.
While manning the roadblock at Hospital junction along the Marsabit – Isiolo road at 1.30am Thursday, police officers flagged down a Mitsubishi Fuso lorry Reg. No KCY 271N, and on conducting a search discovered a concealed brown bag containing the following:
142 rounds of 7.62×39 special (used in AK 47 rifles), 16 rounds of 9mm (used mostly in pistols), a rifle cleaning kit, two pairs of military boots, a ground sheet, a military camelbak, military trousers, tactical and combat shirts among other items.
Four suspects – Arako Abdullahi (driver), Ali Hussein, 28, Udheifa Yusuf Garre, 20, and Khalid Abdi Rashid Garre aged 18 years – were arrested, and together with the lorry detained at Isiolo Police Station.
Interrogation by a multi-agency team is ongoing.
~Reported by DCI
