Detectives on Wednesday evening stormed a popular night club in Kilimani, Nairobi where they nabbed fake 1 million US dollars and 147 fake gold bars.
The sleuths also arrested the owner of the Plan 254 Club during the crackdown. The suspect, Steve Oduk is set to appear before the court to respond to the charges levelled against him.
The detectives stormed the place after they got a tip-off from a foreigner. The foreigner, whose identity has not been revealed, was reportedly asked to visit the place to purchase the gold before he informed the sleuths over the illegal business at the club.
The foreigner had been informed that the controversial businessman has been dealing with gold before he made arrangements to purchase the same.
Detectives were not able to establish the real value of the bars of the gold. The fake currency had been stored in a room with fake gold bars.
Director of Criminal Investigation (DCI) George Kinoti has since warned foreigners against buying gold from unsuspected businesspersons.
"The gold scam has now reached alarming levels as unsuspecting foreign nationals are being swindled large amounts of money by fraudsters," Kinoti said, as Standard quoted.
He reminded both locals and foreigners to ensure that they undertake their research before they go ahead to purchase gold from anyone within the country. He noted that cases of gold scams have become rampant in the nation.·