MANDERA, Kenya, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Kenyan police on Thursday arrested four gunrunners believed to be foreigners from neighboring Somalia and managed to recover three guns and several round of ammunitions.
Mohamed Birik, North Eastern regional commissioner, said the guns included two AK-47 rifles and one safety loading riffle gun. Recovered also were 60 rounds of ammunitions and three loaded magazines.
Birik said the four were arrested on the outskirts of Elwak border town as they prepared to dispose the guns and the ammunitions.
Birik said police acting on tip off from members of the public ambushed the four at their hideout who upon seeing the police starting shooting at them.
"Then police returned fire and overpowered the suspects. One of them was slightly injured and is admitted with gun wounds at Elwak sub-county hospital under guard," Birik told journalists.
He said police have launched investigation into the illicit gun trade.
The government administrator said the police are likely to make more arrests and as soon as the investigations are complete, the suspects will be arraigned in court.
Police and other security agencies have intensified operations along the porous border with Somalia where al-Shabab militants have been using to carry out attacks.
