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Suspect in fake gold scam arrested in Utawala

The fake gold nuggets and 23,600 fake USD notes in 100 denominations found in a house in Utawala. [DCI]

Detectives are holding a suspected gold scammer who was found with fake gold nuggets and 23,600 fake USD notes in 100 denominations at his Utawala hideout.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigating (DCI) through its X platform stated that the arrest follows a complaint by a Georgian national who lost over USD 6 million to fake gold racketeers who tricked him into a 161,000kg gold deal.

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