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Officer alleges death threats in Sh3.2b gold scam case

Jean Emmanuel Morlon aka Larmaca Benjamin aka Jon Imanol Sapieha Candela aka El Sapo. [Courtesy]

A police officer investigating a case involving a foreigner and some 550 kilos of gold valued at Sh3.2 billion has told the court that he had received death threats from a number registered in Spain.

Sergeant Thomas Othoo stated that a message was sent to his number, instructing him, along with fellow investigators from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), to drop charges against Jean Emmanuel Morlon.

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