Ten suspects, including eight Kenyans and two foreigners, have been detained by Nairobi police for allegedly scamming two American individuals of USD 534,000. (Ksh.67.3 million).
In a statement issued on Saturday, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said that two firearms and more than 470 rounds of ammunition were also found during the investigation.
The Los Angeles, California-based Ms. Marjorie R. Grant was reportedly scammed of the aforementioned sum by the defendants in a phony gold scam deal, according to the DCI.
Seth Steve Okuthe and Brunoh Otieno Oliende, also known as Oyugi, were taken into custody along with the other suspects in Kitisuru, while the others were arrested in Kilimani.
Other suspects were Kenyans Patrick Mugabe, Elisha Mbandi, Teddy Zamora, Samuel Wathika Gathuru, Odhiambo Tobias Patrobas, Oketch Moses, Kaisarios Loamms of Greece, and Siva Sakthi Veru of India.
DCI investigators noted that Okuthe’s capture led to Brunoh’s capture at his opulent Kitusuru house, where substantial metallic boxes believed to have been used to store important evidence were found.
Three laptops, a chequebook from a local bank, and suspected mineral stones painted gold and silver were also found after the cops conducted a more thorough investigation.
A briefcase containing metal analyzer equipment, cash counting devices, a rubber stamp bearing the inscription “Bukule Tereno Advocates Kinshasa,” as well as other metal rods, were among the additional goods seized.
A briefcase containing metal analyzer equipment, cash counting devices, a rubber stamp bearing the inscription “Bukule Tereno Advocates Kinshasa,” as well as other metal rods, were among the additional goods seized.
Later, the investigators discovered that one of the suspects, Veru, an Indian national, had only recently arrived in the nation and was about to be duped out of Ksh.25 million by the other suspects before being apprehended.
As detectives carry out their inquiries, the 10 suspects are currently being kept in police custody for arraignment.
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