Detectives Arrest Main Suspect Behind $439 Trillion Fraud
Saturday, agents from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) apprehended the primary suspect in connection with the USD439 trillion fraud.
The suspect, who had been monitored by law enforcement, was apprehended by Operations Support detectives at his refuge in Gigiri, Nairobi, as stated in a statement by the DCI.
It is believed that the suspect maintained direct communication with the eight accomplices who were charged at the Milimani Law Court yesterday.
“Following his arrest, the suspect is currently under police custody and being processed for arraignment on Monday,” the DCI added.
“His Mercedes Benz, which is believed to be a proceeds of fraud, has also been detained,” DCI added.
On Friday, the eight accomplices of the suspect were charged in court upon their arraignment. The prosecution favored certain offenses, including possession of forged bank notes, conspiracy to defraud, and police uniforms.
They pleaded not guilty to the offenses and requested release on bond, as reported by the DCI.
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Wednesday, eight individuals were apprehended at a warehouse in Nairobi, where they were found in possession of multiple crates containing counterfeit US dollars.
The crew was apprehended by the DCI as they attempted to deceive two Dutch nationals into paying $36,000 through a meticulously planned scheme.
The two Dutch nationals had engaged in a cash-on-transit transaction with the Central Bank of Togo regarding $439 trillion en route to Dubai.
“In this orchestrated fraudulent scheme, the foreigners were contacted through a WhatsApp call by a number registered in the name ‘Canopy Shield Agencies’, by a caller who informed them that their consignment of 40 pallets had been held at the Kenya Customs Warehouse pending duty fee payment of $36,000 (Ksh5.4 million),” read part of a statement by DCI.
Nevertheless, a segment of the Kenyan population expressed skepticism regarding the magnitude of the sum, considering it to be seventeen times greater than the combined economies of the United States and China.
DCI responded that the information was disseminated in the same manner as when it was received from its counterparts in the Netherlands.
Detectives Arrest Main Suspect Behind $439 Trillion Fraud
