DCI Discovers Den Making Counterfeit US Dollars in Ngara
Bundles of the fake currency were recovered from the city hotel...
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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has apprehended six individuals in Nairobi's Ngara area for allegedly manufacturing counterfeit US dollars. This operation led to the seizure of significant amounts of fake currency and counterfeiting materials, with suspects awaiting arraignment.
- Six individuals arrested: four Kenyans, one Congolese, and one Tanzanian following a raid on Monday, August 11.
- Officers seized 36 bundles of fake US currency, plastic note replicas, and other counterfeiting materials from a hotel.
- This bust follows the recent arrest of a Cameroonian mastermind on Thursday, July 31, linked to a Ksh79.9 million (USD 618,000) gold fraud scam targeting a Canadian citizen.
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