Police officers have arrested a woman in Tana River for conning retailers and residents buying wheat flour with fake Ajab flour.
In a statement shared by the National Police Service on Saturday, November 11, the suspect was arrested after selling sand to a shop owner packed in Ajab wheat flour bags.
Additionally, the police service noted that the woman was nabbed after selling 7 bails of sand to a shop owner who intended to buy Ajab baking flour worth Ksh11,900.
“Police in Tana River launched an investigation following a complaint from a shop retailer within Madogo Training Centre who bought 7 bails of ‘Ajab Baking Flour’,” the statement read in part.
Further, the officers stated that it was the shop owner who raised alarm on the con.
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Incidents Leading to The Arrest of Ajab Conmen
At the same time, the statement detailed that when the shop owner arrived with his goods, he realized that the product he had received was sand and not Ajab flour.
Subsequently, when he reported to the police, they raided the den where the sand was being packaged, finding the suspect and her assistant at work.
Notably, the suspects were both middle aged, a woman and a male assistant, conducting their operations within the Adere area.
“The suspect has been arrested alongside her assistant, as they were in the process of packaging sand in the Ajab-branded packets and bails,” added the statement.
By the time of the arrest, the two were already packaging 240 packets and three bales of Ajab branded papers with sand.
In addition, the shop owner was among three others who had launched complaints about the illegal operations.
“A total of 240 packets, and 3 bales were recovered. Two other complaints have since made additional reports of having bought sand in the Ajab branded bales.
“The suspects will be arraigned in Court next week, as DCI Bandale continues with investigations,” added the police.
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Recent Cons Exposed by Police
In a separate incident, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations exposed two Wells Fargo officers who disappeared with Ksh.94,918,750 that was collected from Quickmart supermarket.
According to DCI the money was headed to a local bank in the Central Business District which was to later be dispatched to the supermarket outlet.
However, the two made way with the cash dumping the motor vehicle used at Dafam area in South C, next to the southern bypass.
