Detectives on Thursday night unearthed a criminal group that produces fake Covid-19 certificates in Busia and arrested two suspects. The officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) raided the suspects’ hideout and arrested 33-year-old Edward Okuku Alando and Yahya Ismail Sian aged 32. During the raid, detectives recovered fake Covid-19 negative certificates, a computer and a scanner used in producing the fake documents. SEE ALSO: Anti-fraud officers in a spot over land casesAccording to DCI, the suspects’ racketeering involves running a fake Covid-19 testing centre and mass production of bogus certificates, before selling them at exorbitant prices. “We are looking for a third individual namely Mark Ouma, believed to be the mastermind behind the syndicate,” said DCI.

Source: Standard Digital August 28, 2020 08:01 UTC