Motorbike Theft Syndicate Cracked As 350 Logbooks Recovered

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 12-Police say they have cracked a motorbike theft syndicate believed to be behind the increased disappearance of the popular mode of transport and source of livelihood in various parts of the country.

Over 350 motorcycle logbooks, assorted sales agreements, motorcycle number plates, and assorted delivery notes were recovered at a house in Moyale town, belonging to the mastermind of the syndicate Isaack Hassan.

The suspect and his accomplice Mohammed Ibrahim, also aged 24, were arrested as they planned to escape the police dragnet.

Their arrest followed a raid conducted at a store in Eastleigh two weeks ago by Starehe based detectives, where several dozen of new motorbikes that had been stolen from a warehouse in the Industrial area were recovered.

The discovery followed the disappearance of a motorbike in western Kenya, that was tracked down to the Eastleigh store where other used motorcycles were also recovered.

Detectives have established that motorbikes stolen from various parts of the country find their way to the upper eastern and northeastern counties where they are sold to bandits.