In a significant operation against gold fraud in Nairobi, detectives apprehended Allan Zephaniah Onyango along with ten accomplices in Spring Valley, confiscating an astonishing 350 kilograms of counterfeit gold.
This sophisticated group, masquerading as legitimate gold dealers, managed to defraud victims of hundreds of thousands of dollars through the use of fake gold, forged documents, and imitation equipment resembling that of the Ministry of Mining.
The crackdown was initiated following a tip-off from a victim who had lost a staggering USD 546,000 in a fraudulent gold transaction.
Acting fast on solid intelligence, sleuths stormed a plush hideout in Spring Valley estate, where they found the suspects knee-deep in counterfeit glory. Among the haul? A whopping 305kg of fake gold, a weighing scale, and a flashy “Tester Gun” used to fake authenticity.
But that’s not all; officers also uncovered forged documents and a dust coat branded with the Ministry of Mining’s logo, a prop the fraudsters allegedly used to swindle unsuspecting investors with a false sense of legitimacy.
The suspects, a blend of Kenyan, Congolese, and Cameroonian nationals, are now cooling their heels at the Capitol Hill Police Station. They include Allan Zephaniah Onyango, Nicodemus Okoth, Phillip Onyango, Elmad Ochola, Shem Omollo, Edward Leonard Ochieng, James Jeremiah Akumu, Nfundiko Kamira, Lukabaya Mulamba, Ibrahim Nzamgou, and Mike Fouapon.
As investigations deepen, detectives are piecing together what could be one of the most elaborate scams to rock Nairobi’s underworld. The seized loot is being held as evidence as the suspects await their day in court.
