This archive report was first published on 3 September 2021.
On September 3, 2021, a joint operation by DCI's Transnational Organized Crime detectives led to the arrest of three suspects of money laundering at an apartment in Nairobi's Kileleshwa area.
The suspects, identified as Abdulaziz Ibrahim Hassan, 54, Dorcas Ntoya, 34, and 26-year-old Arum Bob Busimbi, were found with assorted fake local and foreign currencies during the operation.
According to sources, the detectives had launched an operation at Midea Apartment's house number 101, where they ambushed the suspects and recovered several fake US dollar notes in denominations of 100, a machine believed to be used in developing the fake notes, and other incriminating items.
Among the items recovered were three copies of a suspicious letter from the Central Bank of Kenya notifying receipt of Sh 10 billion, two copies of United Nation invoices, a forged anti-money laundering clearance certificate, a packet of white powder labeled 'Best Quality Laundry Starch', a bottle containing bluish fluid, 45 USD notes in 100 denominations, and 166 notes of Kenyan currency in Sh1000 denominations.
The caretaker of the apartment, 54-year-old Ethan Mureithi, who obstructed the detectives from conducting the operation, was also arrested and will face appropriate charges.
Abdulaziz Hassan, Ntoya, and Busimbi are in custody pending arraignment, with their vehicle detained.
