Investigations into illegal recruitment of Kenyans to fight for Russia led to the arrest of one Mike Lyapin, a Russian national who is a key player in the cartel trafficking Kenyans to Russia to join the military.
The arrest on Thursday evening came after the security sleuths rescued 21 Kenyans from rented apartments where they were unknowingly being processed to travel to Russia.
Lyapin, who first came to Kenya on March 6, 2017, was booked at Muthaiga Police cells awaiting arraignment.
He was arrested in Nairobi as he planned to hide after learning he was wanted, police said.
The security officers continue to caution Kenyans from being duped with lucrative offers of employment in Russia, as they will end up being forcefully enlisted in the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Officials said they are pursuing more suspects in the saga.
This is after it emerged more than a dozen Kenyans had left for Russia for the mission.
Kenya’s security agencies on Wednesday unravelled the mysterious human trafficking syndicate which has been recruiting Kenyans in the guise of work in Moscow, Russia but end up joining Russian military.
The group is later deployed to the war front with Ukraine.
This success was borne out of a multi-agency approach where officers drawn across security agencies focused on the vice after it was established Kenyans were being duped to pay huge amounts to secure employment in Russia but end up fighting with Ukraine forces where some are reported to be killed and those who survive are maimed, bear wounds of torture or a psychologically disturbed.
