A suspect has been arrested after police uncovered a well-coordinated fake milk procurement scheme worth over Ksh1.8 million in Mombasa.
The arrest followed an investigation sparked by a milk distributor who flagged a series of suspicious bulk orders by a new client posing as an ambitious distributor.
In a statement, the National Police Service revealed the suspect received deliveries of milk from a local depot between July 5 and July 18, 2025, with the total value amounting to Ksh1,855,400.
When it came to payments, however, it was discovered that they were made using edited mobile money text messages which were masqueraded to look like they were from a legitimate financial service provider.
