Chinese woman alleged to be transformer theft mastermind in Kenya arrested (VIDEO)
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Chinese woman arrested in Athi River with copper wires worth millions as she is suspected to be transformer theft mastermind
Chinese woman arrested in Athi River with copper wires worth millions as she is suspected to be transformer theft mastermind.
Police investigating the rampant spate of vandalism on electricity towers and substations have made a breakthrough following the arrest of a Chinese national suspected to be behind the illicit trade of stolen copper material.
Authorities searched Jinxin Commercial Ltd., a scrap metal go-down in Athi River on Saturday morning, and discovered a variety of copper and aluminum scrap metals that were allegedly taken from recently destroyed power lines and substations.
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According to the officers, the suspect exported 10 tonnes of copper in the last two weeks valued at Ksh.8 million shillings.
According to Citizen Digital publication, the Commanding Officer of the energy police unit, Zachary Mwangi said the suspect and his accomplices smelt the copper wires and aluminum into blocks before moving it to a container at the Nairobi ICD depot to avoid a police dragnet.
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