Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have arrested 14 suspects, including three serving police officers and several foreign nationals, following a raid on a warehouse in Vision Plaza Industrial Area, Nairobi.
The operation, conducted on October 1, 2026, followed a complaint filed by a US national, Alkhalifi Ibrahim Hassan, at the JKIA Police Station. According to the DCI, the raid led to the recovery of suspected counterfeit US currency, fake gold bars and materials believed to have been intended for the production of counterfeit money.
The suspects include Kenyan nationals and foreign nationals from Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan, as well as three police officers attached to the Security of Government Buildings (SGB) at Uhuru Camp.
According to the DCI, detectives searched the warehouse located behind Vision Plaza and arrested the suspects. Two of the police officers were allegedly armed with Beretta pistols, while another accomplice was allegedly armed with a Chalbi pistol.
Suspects Identified
The suspects were identified as Anthony Oyieka Namani, a Nigerian; Soulemanou, a Cameroonian; Abbas Ibrahim Mohamed, a Sudanese; George Kinyanjui; Geofrey Omondi Juma; William Kimolo; Solomon Ndeda; Raphael Wayaya; Kevin Barasa; Erick Honla; Maureen Ogany; Corporal Joseph Otenyo Okimba; APC Douglas O. Odira; and APC Felix Oyawa Odhiambo.
Suspected Counterfeit Currency Recovered
A total of 31 sealed black pallets were recovered during the operation. Further inspection established that three pallets contained 156 bundles of US$100 notes suspected to be counterfeit, while the remaining pallets contained cement.
Detectives also recovered a plastic box containing 65 pieces of gold bars suspected to be fake, a box containing assorted chemicals suspected to have been intended for the manufacture of counterfeit currency, and another box containing papers printed with US dollar notes.
Other exhibits recovered included a black bag containing 13 bundles of US$100 notes suspected to be counterfeit, assorted aluminium seals, seven cartons of UN blue plastic seals, two Kenya Revenue Authority reflector jackets, two empty suitcases, a green pallet-strapping roll, a padlock cutter and a hacksaw.
The scene was processed and the recovered exhibits secured as detectives continue investigations into the suspected counterfeit currency operation.
The DCI said the inquiry will seek to establish the circumstances surrounding the operation and determine the respective roles of those arrested. The suspects remain in custody as investigations continue, with appropriate legal action expected upon completion of the inquiry.
