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Main suspect in Sh151m fake minerals scam arrested

Part of the 'consignment' recovered by detectives. [DCI, X]

Sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested the prime suspect in the Sh151m tantalum minerals scam.

The suspect identified as Patrick Lumumba Ulundu alias Gabriel Kulonda was arrested at Harambee Avenue in Nairobi on Friday morning, after escaping the detection of immigration officials at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where his passport had been flagged.

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