4 arrested after foreigner is scammed Ksh25M in fake gold deal
Sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested four persons of interest following a report from a foreign national that he had lost USD200,000 (Ksh25.8 million) through a fake gold deal.
In a statement on Thursday, May 8, 2025, DCI revealed that the four were arrested in Runda estate, where detectives recovered fake gold bars weighing approximately 9.5 kgs and assorted items.
“A combined team of DCI officers drawn from the Nairobi region and DCI Gigiri have arrested four fake gold merchants at Runda estate and recovered fake gold bars weighing approximately 9.5 kgs and assorted items that the suspects have been using in their illicit trade,” DCI stated.
“The arrest of the four snake oil merchants follows a report from a foreign national who had earlier been defrauded of USD 200,000 in a phoney gold scheme.”
The four, Felix Odiambo Otieno, Derrick Odhiambo Omore, Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed and Moses Odhiambo Auma, were arrested after a tip off, even as other persons of interest managed to escape.
“Upon receipt of the information, the detectives proceeded to a targeted dwelling house located within plot number 685 along Glory valley lane where they managed to arrest Felix Odiambo Otieno, Derrick Odhiambo Omore, Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed and Moses Odhiambo Auma as scores of other suspects managed to escape the detectives’ snare,” DCI added.
Other items that were recovered during the raid include a weighing machine, a plastic briefcase containing an electronic gold tester machine (tester gun) and assorted documents.
“Upon search of the house, several recoveries that include fake gold bars, a weighing machine, a plastic briefcase containing an electronic gold tester machine (tester gun), assorted documents among other items were made. Subsequently, the scene was processed by CSI detectives, exhibits secured and suspects kept in custody pending processing and arraignment,” DCI added.
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