This archive report was first published on 6 November 2019.
Published on November 6, 2019, detectives at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) arrested a Congolese national in connection to a Sh10 million fake gold racket.
Ledivin Mupanga, 41, was arrested on arrival from Ethiopia following a stop order placed by Serious Crime Detectives working jointly with Immigration Department officers.
The suspect allegedly obtained USD 97,500 in March this year from a complainant with the false promise that he could purchase gold for him, but never delivered.
According to a statement from the DCI, the suspect was nabbed on arrival from Ethiopia following a stop order that had been placed by Serious Crime Detectives.
Further investigations are underway to expose persons linked to the fake gold syndicate.
The suspect was taken into custody, questioned, and later arraigned in court.
This year, detectives from the DCI have arrested over a dozen people involved in the fake gold industry in Kenya.
