Police Bust sh 60 Million Fake Currency in Industrial Area Nairobi

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They found the cash at a Transit Logistic facility located along Lusaka Road in Industrial Area, Nairobi.

Making this revelation on Twitter handle on Friday September 10, this recovery was made possible after police received a tip off from a private security agency.

Police have revealed that the 460 US dollars in denominations of $ 100 had been declared, through 12 large bundles, as marketing fliers for non-existing African Global Food Suppliers.

DCI boss George Kinoti said that one of the local consignors Joseph Belmont is a member of the larger syndicate suspected to be involved in this economic fraud whose operation stem from Ngong area, Kajiado County.

“A consignment concealing over Sh60 Million in fake US dollar currency destined for Muscat in Oman, from a money laundering syndicate under investigation was last evening seized by detectives. The 460 US dollar notes in denominations of 100 were packaged in 12 bundles,” DCI disclosed.

https://twitter.com/DCI_Kenya/status/1436301441992364038?s=20

The DCIalso asked Interpol to intervene and help in arresting Oman-based Consignee Hamood Abdullah Hamood.

Police are, however, continuing with manhunt for the local suspects involved in the scam just days after they had also apprehended three money launderers’ suspects at an apartment in Keleleshwa.

The highly trained detectives, in their raid, found assorted fake local and foreign currencies at Midea Apartment House number 101 where the strio was also found and nabbed.