Police seize more than Sh104 billion in fake currency, arrest and deport several key suspectsSome of the suspects arrested allegedly with Sh2 billion fake currency at Barclays Bank Queensway branch in Nairobi on March 19. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]Security forces have netted more than Sh104 billion in fake currency in the last three years.In just four months, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has impounded about Sh40 billion of fake money. In February, police seized fake currency amounting to Sh32.6 billion and 70 kilos of fake gold in a house linked to seven suspects accused of impersonating President Uhuru Kenyatta. Earlier in January, police found fake Sh6.6 million Kenyan currency and chemicals used to make the money, in a house in the Shanzu area of Mombasa. A day earlier, on April 3, 2018, four men were charged in Ogembo court with being in possession of special papers used to make US dollar fake currency notes of $110,000 and Sh600,000 Kenyan currency notes.

Source: Standard Digital March 23, 2019 21:06 UTC