The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has seized fake United States of America currency to the tune of over 15 million dollars at a house in the Eden House Flats located in Pangani, Nairobi.
The seizure was revealed by the law enforcement agency on its Twitter handle on Tuesday.
A man identified by the DCI as Yassin Ahmed Osman was arrested as a suspect as the investigations begin.
The raid on the house was conducted after intelligence was gathered.
In his tweet, the DCI said that the fake currency was found in a black bag.
"OVER 15 MILLION FAKE US Dollars were early today Seized from a room at Eden House Flats in Pangani Shopping Centre- Nairobi, & a 29-Year-Old suspect; Mr. Yassin Ahmed OSMAN arrested. Acting on intelligence, Detectives stormed the Hse & conducted a search upon which a Black Bag, " the DCI tweet read.
"containing the fake currency notes was found & confiscated. Suspect placed in custody pending arraignment, with @DCI_Kenya Starehe Detectives pursuing the case to neutralize the entire chain of perpetrators, " it added in another tweet.
It was not immediately clear when the suspect would be arraigned in court to face counterfeiting charges or whether there are other suspects that the DCI is still pursuing.