Detectives on Wednesday impounded Sh102million in fake Euros in Nairobi’s Githurai area.
During the operation, three suspects; Rose Wambui, Mary Muthoni and Tabitha Muhuha were arrested and are assisting in further investigations.
According to the DCI, a search in the house occupied by the ladies led the detectives to a suspicious strongly locked safe box.
They managed to unlock it later & found the over 880,090 Euros (fake) in 100 denominations.
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The same has been secured and kept as exhibit.
Elsewhere, four suspects were on Tuesday night arrested by detectives in Ruiru after their attempt to steal from a Barclays Bank ATM in the area was neutralized.
A mobile phone they were using to make contact to a source and a sack they were to use in loading the money were among the seized items.
The four; 37-yr-old Hillary Ng’eno of KK Security at Runda, 31-yr-old Jared Nyang’au (G4S Ruiru), 34-yr-old Douglas Momanyi (bodaboda rider) and 43-yr-old Jacob Barasa were ambushed by detectives in the act after several attempts to empty the ATM backfired.
