Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested 11 suspects and seized 350 kilograms of fake gold in connection with a fraudulent gold scam in Nairobi that defrauded a victim of $546,000 (approximately Sh70 million).
The suspects were apprehended following a raid on their hideout in Spring Valley, Nairobi, after detectives acted on credible intelligence.
“Upon search, detectives recovered a haul of fake gold weighing 305kg, along with a weighing machine and an electronic gold tester, commonly known as a Tester Gun,” DCI said in a statement.
Also found was a dust coat branded with the Ministry of Mining logo, which the suspects allegedly used to gain the trust of victims by posing as legitimate dealers.
The DCI described the suspects as part of a multi-national syndicate of con artists. Those arrested include seven Kenyans: Allan Zephaniah Onyango, Nicodemus Okoth, Phillip Onyango, Elmad Ochola, Shem Omollo, Edward Leonard Ochieng, and James Jeremiah Akumu. Others are two Congolese nationals, Nfundiko Kamira and Lukabaya Mulamba, and two Cameroonians, Ibrahim Nzamgou and Mike Fouapon.
All 11 suspects are currently being held at the Capitol Hill Police Station and are expected to be arraigned once investigations are complete.
The seized items have been secured as evidence as detectives continue to investigate what they believe is a well-coordinated and elaborate international fraud network.
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