This archive report was first published on 15 June 2020.
On Sunday, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) recovered a consignment of Bata shoes worth over Sh9.8 million, believed to have been obtained through the use of fake e-gift vouchers.
The recovery was made during a raid at Hotel Comffy in Keroka, where detectives from the Special Crime Unit arrested two suspects.
According to the DCI, the recovered shoes are part of goods worth over Sh20 million lost by Bata Shoe Company through fake e-gift vouchers presented by fraudsters at several Bata outlets in Nairobi.
“Further investigations are ongoing with the DCI Special Crime Unit leading the recovery mission,” the DCI said in a statement.
Police said that the recovered shoes are linked to fraudulent incidents at Bata Shoe Company, where fake e-gift vouchers were used.
It is the second time in a week that detectives have recovered stolen Bata shoes, with a similar incident occurring last week where shoes worth Sh7 million were recovered.
