This archive report was first published on 10 September 2021.
On September 9, 2021, detectives from the DCI unit conducted a high-level operation that led to the seizure of Ksh 60 million in fake currency disguised as marketing flyers.
The fake currency was part of a consignment destined for Muscat, Oman, from a money-laundering syndicate. The DCI got involved following a tip-off from a security manager at Global Food Supplies company, which was to do the shipment.
The seized currency consisted of 460 US dollar notes in denominations of 100, packaged in 12 bundles labelled as marketing flyers for a non-existent multi-national company.
DCI detectives moved swiftly to nab the consignment at a facility located at Lusaka Road in the Industrial Area, Nairobi. Further investigations established that the money-laundering syndicate was run by an individual operating from Ngong Area in Kajiado County.
The DCI has sought Interpol's intervention to facilitate the apprehension of an Oman-based consignee. The operation comes days after the DCI opened investigations into an incident involving 'Wash Wash' money laundering miscreants.
Consignment of Fake Currency Nabbed by DCI on Thursday, September 9
