DCI ARREST TWO SUSPECTS LINKED TO MULTI-MILLION GOLD SCAM TARGETING FOREIGN INVESTORS

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have announced the arrest of two wanted suspects linked to gold scamming.
In a statement dated Thursday, August 14, the investigative unit announced that they managed to arrest Benson Gembe Odero and Emmulate Adhiambo Othuno. According to the DCI, the two suspects are allegedly linked to a multi-million-shilling gold scam targeting foreign investors. They stated that the two individuals' cases date back to September 2024, when two investors from Dubai lodged a complaint.
They were allegedly linked to a lucrative deal to purchase 35 kilograms of gold, causing them to fly to Kenya after days of negotiations "On arrival at JKIA, they were chauffeured to a plush Kilimani hotel and introduced to an elaborate network of accomplices, some posing as KRA Customs officers, Ministry of Mining officials, and even licensed private jet operators," the DCI statement read in part. Before the oblivious clients realised they had been conned, the suspects had already made a way with their USD 54,300, which is equivalent to KSh 7 million.
"Following the complaint, detectives mounted an intensive investigation. On November 5, 2024, coordinated raids were carried out in Runda, Ridgeways, and the Industrial Area, where the victims had been taken to “formalise” the deal, where thirty-one suspects were arrested and arraigned," they added. However, Odero and Othuno were not among those arrested on that fateful day. The detectives managed to arrest them on August 13 after a targeted operation.