‘Confirm gang’ leader to be arraigned in court today
The notorious ‘confirm gang’ ringleader Dickson Macharia Waithera alias Deco is set to be arraigned in court today after his arrest on Tuesday night by Nakuru-based detectives.
According to the detectives, the 34-year-old gang leader is said to be the man behind the wave of criminal activities perpetrated by the dreaded gang.
Nakuru County Police Commander Peter Mwanzo said the notorious Deco was flushed out of his hideout at Kivumbini phase 4 estate in Nakuru Tuesday night following a tip-off from members of the public.
During the raid, police managed to recover a consignment of bhang with a street value of over Sh331,000, Sh5,000 in cash, a number of laptops, mobile phones and some crude weapons.
Mwanzo further revealed that the suspect allegedly succeeded his elder brother identified as Biggy, who was the founder and general commander of the Confirm organised criminal group and who has since been killed by detectives.
The police boss said the gang was using Nakuru as their criminal hub and hideout and was behind the recruitment of young inmates into criminal activities including online fraud, drug trafficking and robberies across the country.
Mwanzo said in Nakuru alone, the suspect was coordinating a network of more than 200 criminals who would congregate at his residence in Kivumbini every morning to collect the drugs for distribution across the city and its environs.
Additionally the gangs engage in robberies before submitting the proceeds to the suspect in the evening.
Mwanzo said police have since commenced investigations into the criminal network.
