Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have recovered a high-end Mercedes-Benz GLK350d which mysteriously disappeared from a Nairobi garage.
In a statement on Wednesday, February 4, the DCI said the operation involved officers drawn from specialized investigative units working closely with local police to track down the luxury vehicle.
“A team of detectives drawn from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB), Nairobi Region, and Gigiri, working hand in glove with officers from Imbirikani Police Station, has recovered a high-end, unregistered Mercedes-Benz GLK350d that had vanished without a trace from a Spring Valley garage in Nairobi,” the statement read.
According to the DCI, the vehicle had been left at the garage for routine work but was later discovered missing under suspicious circumstances.
“The luxury machine had been booked into the garage for a paint job on January 30, 2026, but was later reported missing, and so was the watchman. His mobile phone was switched off, raising immediate red flags and triggering the circulation of the vehicle as stolen,” the statement added.
DCI detectives explained that forensic investigations eventually led them to spot the stolen vehicle moving along the busy Mombasa Road, prompting an immediate chase.
“Through painstaking forensic trails, detectives pinpointed the Benz cruising along the busy Mombasa Road. A hot pursuit ensued, ending at a police roadblock mounted by Imbirikani officers in Kajiado South Sub-County,” the statement further read.
When police attempted to verify the vehicle at the roadblock, the suspects abandoned it and fled on foot into surrounding vegetation.
“Cornered, the occupants opted for the coward’s escape. As officers closed in to verify the vehicle’s details, the suspects melted into nearby thickets, disappearing towards Oltiasika and Nosilale villages,” the statement noted.
Further examination confirmed the vehicle was the one reported stolen, though efforts had been made to conceal its identity using false registration plates.
“A closer inspection revealed that the Benz matched the description of a stolen vehicle earlier reported, but had been tampered with. A fake front registration plate, KDR 003N, had been fitted to beat detection,” the statement concluded.
The recovered Mercedes-Benz has been seized and escorted back to Nairobi as investigations continue.
