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Seven suspects arrested for using beggars to extort public in Nairobi

A man walks past a physically handicapped beggar. [Denish Ochieng/Standard]

Seven suspects in an extortion ring that uses beggars to dupe the public were arrested yesterday.

The suspects were seized in Huruma estate during a morning raid by police and county government officials.

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