The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has insisted that there is no typing error in a statement released indicating that its officers had arrested Kenyans in a USD 439 trillion mega fraud.
In a statement, DCI stated that the information given concerning the arrest was accurate and officers from the directorate were just as shocked as the rest of Kenyans.
Earlier on Wednesday, November 15, the detectives issued a statement revealing that its Operations Support Unit had arrested eight Kenyans in the mega fraud that targeted foreign b businessmen from Netherlands.
Further, the statement noted that the arrest was made at a warehouse in Nairobi where the suspects were running their operations.
“Hiyo hesabu ilikuja na Waholanzi. Ata sisi tuko tu hapa tunashtuka. After interrogations tuta-update any developments,
Loosely translating into “The figures came with the Dutch. We were also shocked. After interrogation, we will give an update on any developments),” DCI stated.
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DCI Details of the USD 439 trillion mega fraud
According to DCI, the foreigners were contacted through WhatsApp calls using a number that was registered under ‘Canopy Shield Agencies’.
The caller informed the foreigners that their consignment of 40 pallets had been held at the Kenya Customs Warehouse and required a duty fee payment of USD 36,000.
“Allegedly, the foreigners had entered into a cash on transit deal involving USD 439 trillion destined for Dubai from the Central Bank of Togo.
“The caller who posed as a customs officer convinced the complainants that the first batch of 40 pallets contained USD 4 billion and that they were being flown through Kenya to facilitate their clearance and smooth entry to Dubai,” the statement read in part.
Subsequently, the foreigners flew into the country to clear their customs fee and were led by a contact person to the warehouse where their goods lay.
None of the suspects knew that DCI was on their trail and were already investigating them.
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“As the eight suspects got busy around the warehouse convincing their targets to part with the USD 36,000, the operations team stormed the premises,” added the statement.
Questions Raised After the Arrest
Although the DCI explained that the two foreign nationals were being interviewed to shed light on the business deal in question, Kenyans remained skeptical of the events.
Also, many believed that the directorate may have errored on the amount of money recovered seeing as it was worth more than the economy of the United States and China combined.
Notably, the US economy is worth $26 trillion, while China’s economy is worth $18 trillion.
“Several boxes stashed with fake US dollars, suspected stolen jungle fatigues of APS officers, military boots, customs reflector jackets among other recoveries have also been seized,” noted DCI.
