A mother and her daughter have been nabbed with a cache of imported arms in Nairobi. The arms include high tech sniper rifles. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, the weapons are suspected to have been sneaked into the country for terror purposes.

The weapons were found together with over 3,700 rounds of ammunition of different calibre.

The woman and her daughter were arrested in the in Racecourse, Dagoretti Corner in Nairobi.

Here is what the DCI said on the incident:

The DCI Anti-Terror Police Unit yesterday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition suspected to have been sneaked into the country for terror activities.

The weapons which include an M4 rifle, with an effective range of 500 meters, were recovered from two ladies Joyce Muthoni Mwihia and her mother Goretti Mwihia, both of whom hold dual citizenship and live in Racecourse, Dagoretti Corner in Nairobi.

Also recovered in the operation were 4 pistols and a close quarter Uzi automatic sub machine gun, capable of firing over 600 rounds per minute.

An assortment of over 3,700 rounds of ammunition of different calibre, was also recovered.

Detectives are currently holding the suspects for further interrogation, as ballistic examination of the cache continue