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Police seize more than Sh104 billion in fake currency, arrest and deport several key suspects

Some of the suspects arrested allegedly with Sh2 billion fake currency at Barclays Bank Queensway branch in Nairobi on March 19. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Security forces have netted more than Sh104 billion in fake currency in the last three years.

In just four months, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has impounded about Sh40 billion of fake money.

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