Dectives attached to Directorate of Criminal Investigations have arrested three suspects of money laundering, at an apartment in Nairobi’s Kileleshwa area.
This follows an operation by DCI’s Transnational Organized Crime detectives at Midea Apartment’s house number 101, where they ambushed Abdulaziz Ibrahim Hassan, 54, Dorcas Ntoya, 34 and 26-year-old Arum Bob Busimbi.
The three are believed to be part of a syndicate that is behind the rising cases of money laundering, commonly known as wash wash.
“Several fake US dollar notes in denominations of 100 and a machine believed to be used in developing the fake notes were found in the house, before the search was extended to the basement parking,” stated DCI.
Detectives recovered three copies of a fake letter purportedly from the Central Bank of Kenya notifying receipt of Sh10 billion, two copies of United Nation invoices, a forged anti-money laundering clearance certificate, a packet of white powder labeled ‘Best Quality Laundry Starch’, a bottle containing bluish fluid, 45 USD notes in 100 denominations and 166 notes of Kenyan currency in Sh1000 denominations in a Honda Fit KCY 695X owned by one of the suspects.
“54-year-old Ethan Mureithi, the caretaker of the apartment who vehemently obstructed the detectives from conducting the operation within the facility was also arrested and will facecharges,” stated detectives.
Meanwhile, the wash wash suspects are in custody pending arraignment and their vehicle was also impounded.
