After months on the run, two gold scammers who have been slipping through the police dragnet were finally been brought to book in Nairobi’s Kilimani area.
Detectives from the Operation Support Unit (OSU) arrested Benson Gembe Odero and Emmulate Adhiambo Othuno, the masterminds behind a multi-million-shilling gold scam targeting foreign investors.
The case traces back to September 2024, when two investors from Dubai lodged a complaint.
Lured by the promise of a lucrative deal to purchase 35 kilograms of gold, the investors flew to Kenya after days of negotiations.
On arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), they were chauffeured to a plush Kilimani hotel and introduced to an elaborate network of accomplices, some posing as KRA Customs officers, Ministry of Mining officials, and even licensed private jet operators.
Before they realised they were being conned, the scammers had already fleeced them of USD54,300 (Sh6 million).
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