Ndudi Anyim
The Kenyan Police detectives have arrested two foreign nationals found with bundles of fake foreign currency in Nyali-Mombasa.
It was gathered that the suspects were arrested following an intelligence-led operation by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Transnational Organized Crime Unit detectives.
The suspects, Jamil Salman Abdul, 43, and Tesfawork Ermias Dogso, 30, were also found to be operating within the country illegally.
According to a source at DCI, a search was conducted after intercepting a Nissan Note, KDA 505Y, occupied by the two suspects, which led to the recovery of a Khaki envelope bearing 198 forged Euro notes in 100 denominations, hidden between the driver’s and co-driver’s seats.
“All the notes bore similar serial numbers – BCE ECB EZB EKT EKP 2002 – and more are believed to have been used in defrauding unsuspecting Kenyans. As interrogations on the suspects continue, the exhibits have been secured pending production in court when the duo will be charged,” the source said.