On Wednesday, officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested a prime suspect in a syndicate that swindled four businesspersons over Ksh100 million in fake sugar imports.
According to a report by the DCI, the 46-year-old was arrested following an extensive investigation into the crime, which reportedly occurred between May and October 2023.
During the investigations, the officers concluded that the prime suspect, along with other accomplices, swindled money meant to import 15,000 bags of sugar from Brazil.
The victims of the fraud, who had expected to receive the sugar, made payments totalling Ksh100 million through five bank accounts to facilitate the transaction.
