Over sh. 100million that was confiscated from a foreigner at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is to be deposited at the Central Bank of Kenya.
On Wednesday, the High Court ordered that the CBK take custody of the money pending investigations into an alleged money laundering scheme.
”The High Court has ordered over sh 100 million that was confiscated from a foreigner by detectives based at JKIA to be deposited at CBK pending money laundering investigations.” tweeted the DCI.
Detectives based at the airport had discovered the money inside a suitcase belonging to a Nigerian man.
On Tuesday, ARA filed a case seeking to freeze the cash seized from Mauzu Bala on Friday.
The foreign national who was heading to Dubai from Nigeria owned USD 880,000, 60,000 Euros and 63,000 Naira.
The suspect did not have documents indicating the source and purpose of the money.
Court documents did, however, show that the money was meant for business in Dubai.
“His failure to declare that he was carrying such a huge amount of documents to support the legitimacy of the cash, raises suspicion of money laundering,” said ARA.
By Christabel Airo