Police impersonator suspected of robbing bank customers in Embakasi arrested
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Detectives in Embakasi village have arrested a man suspected of being part of a criminal gang that allegedly targets people withdrawing money from banks by posing as traffic police officers.
The suspect, identified as Muia Mutune, also known as Fredrick Mbuta, was arrested following intelligence-led investigations by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Operation Action Team (OAT) and the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB).
According to the DCI, the gang members allegedly fake being traffic officers, where they stop and rob victims shortly after they withdraw cash from banks.
