Three Al Shabaab militants arrested in Garissa Kenya.

Three men were Monday evening arrested and a number of weapons recovered from them in a police operation in Lagdera, Garissa county Kenya.

The three were transporting eight AK-47 rifles, 2,104 bullets and 20 litres of petrol along Baraki- Maalmin Road in Lagdera area when they were intercepted after a four-hour chase.

There were also eight empty magazines. Police argued the weapons were to be used in an undisclosed terror mission. The weapons are not Kenyan because they have not been registered in the country.

The three were all of Somali origin but had Kenyan identity cards. They were identified, as Nur Ibrahim Alaso Hadadob was the driver, Jimale Abey Mahamad Griftu and Abdirizack Mohamed Ali Elwak.

Police who were patrolling the area spotted the salon car at about 5,00 pm on Monday before the driver sped off prompting a chase, which took four hours to end with the recovery.

The area is near the Kenya-Somalia border and Dadaab which hosts thousands of refugees most of whom are from Somalia.