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Eight suspects arrested in USD439 trillion DCI operation

The main entrance of DCI headquarters on Kiambu Road. [David Njaaga, Standard]

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested eight suspected fraudsters in a USD439 trillion scam said to be targeting two foreign businessmen.

DCI on Tuesday evening said its sleuths from the Operations Support Unit managed to recover several cash boxes with fake US dollars, military boots, suspected stolen jungle fatigues for Administration Police, and customs reflector jackets at a warehouse in Nairobi, during the operation.

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