Police officers in Nyamache on Wednesday arrested five suspects with fake US dollar currency amounting to Sh380,000.
The suspects were nabbed inside a house at Gionseri location, Nyamache Sub-county after locals tipped the police.
The suspects were alleged to be involved in money laundering.
Kisii County police commander Hassan Abdi said the suspects Haron Ondora, Hebert Akuma, David Barongo Moenga, Danvas Bisera Nyangau and Richard Magembe would be arraigned in court on Friday to be charged over money laundering.
Abdi said a suspect Haron Ondora had Sh270,000 fake US dollars and police recovered a knife and an axe which were hidden in his car, while another suspect Hebert Akuma was nabbed with Sh110,000 fake US dollars.
"Money laundering is illegal and punishable by law, and anyone who will be caught will face the full force of the law," said Abdi.
He urged residents to stop using shortcuts to make wealth saying the law would not spare anyone.
"Residents should use right channels to get wealth and not to engage in money laundering," added Abdi.