Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Nairobi have arrested 11 suspects and seized 350 kilograms of counterfeit gold.
According to a statement on Wednesday, 30, 2025, the arrest followed a report received from a victim who had been defrauded of over Ksh 70 million (USD 546,000) in a fraudulent gold scheme.
The suspects, a multi-national mix of con artists, include seven Kenyans: Allan Zephaniah Onyango, Nicodemus Okoth, Phillip Onyango, Elmad Ochola, Shem Omollo, Edward Leonard Ochieng, and James Jeremiah Akumu.
Also among the arrested suspects are two Congolese nationals, Nfundiko Kamira and Lukabaya Mulamba, and two Cameroonian citizens, Ibrahim Nzamgou and Mike Fouapon, who have been taken into custody at the Capitol Hill Police Station.
In the statement, the investigative unit noted that they are undergoing processing pending their arraignment.
According to the DCI, the detectives trailed the suspects to their hideout in the Spring Valley estate, where they executed a swift arrest.
DCI Arrests 11 over Gold Scam
Further investigations led to the recovery of 305 kilograms of counterfeit gold, a weighing machine, and an electronic gold tester, commonly known as a Tester Gun.
Moreover, the detectives discovered assorted documents and a dust coat branded with the Ministry of Mining logo, believed to have been used by the suspects to pose as government officials and gain the trust of their victims.
Additionally, the Nairobi detectives recovered items that have been secured as exhibits, as detectives continue to probe what appears to be a sophisticated and well-coordinated international fraud syndicate.
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Their arrest came days after detectives based at Embakasi Police Station arrested two suspects in connection with a burglary that took place on April 20, 2025, at a warehouse in Atlantic Business Park, Embakasi.
Investigations revealed that the suspects, armed with crude weapons, accessed the premises by cutting through the iron sheet roof and entering the accounts office and storeroom.
In addition, they made off with high-value electronics, including 363 Hisense 43-inch TVs, 20 HB 20-inch TVs, 11 HS 218 soundbars, four HP laptops, two mobile phones, desktop computers, school bags, spare parts, and CCTV servers, among other items.
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In another notable operation, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kasarani arrested two men accused of running an online scam by posing as attractive women offering professional massage services, only to steal from their unsuspecting clients.
The suspects were identified as Alex Mugo Wachira and Simon Chomba Mbogo, who have been luring unsuspecting clients by advertising “professional massage services” online.
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