A gold scamming syndicate was dismantled on Wednesday, April 30, by detectives, resulting in the arrest of 11 suspects with a haul of counterfeit gold. In a statement from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, detectives from the Nairobi Regional Criminal Investigations Office targeted the suspects after acting on reliable intelligence. According to the DCI, the detectives sprang into action after the syndicate defrauded an unsuspecting individual of Ksh70 million (USD 546,000).
The suspects were trailed and nabbed in their hideout at Spring Valley estate, with detectives conducting a search and recovering a haul of fake gold weighing 305kg.
Also recovered at the scene were a weighing machine and an electronic gold tester.
Coins, and gold bars scattered on a table Photo File Another considerable item found at the suspects' hideout was a dust coat bearing the Ministry of Mining logo.
