Assorted Kenya Power equipment worth Sh11 million that is believed to have been vandalized, was recovered by detectives based in Kiambu County.
The recovery made Sunday night followed a raid at a scrap metal yard in the Denderu location, owned by one Patrick King’ori who has since gone into hiding.
Transformer fuses, pilon bindings, transformer laminations, transformer shells, and high tension cables among other equipment vandalized from power lines were among the recovered items.
One suspect identified as Florence Kariuki, 30 was arrested during the raid as efforts to arrest the main suspect intensify.
Kenya has intensified the war on vandalism by targeting scrap metal dealers.
Meanwhile, eight suspects were arrested over the weekend and narcotic drugs were recovered in an operation conducted by Starehe-based detectives in Huruma, Nairobi County.
In the raid that was conducted following a tip-off from members of the public, over 10 kilograms of weed, 450 rolls of the same substance, weighing scales, daggers, and gas cylinders suspected to have been stolen were recovered during the midnight raid on Saturday.
A vehicle used to distribute the highly addictive drug in various parts of the city was also impounded.
The seven suspects are facing charges of trafficking in narcotic drugs, being in possession of narcotic drugs, and preparing to commit a felony.
Cases of drug trafficking and consumption have been on the rise in the city at large.
Most consumed narcotics are packaged in the area before being distributed, police say.
The hunt for the traffickers is ongoing.