Fourteen people, including three serving police officers and several foreign nationals, have been arrested over a suspected counterfeit currency operation in Nairobi.
The suspects were arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) following a raid on a warehouse behind Vision Plaza in the Industrial Area on October 1, 2026.
The operation followed a complaint filed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Police Station by a US national, Alkhalifi Ibrahim Hassan.
Detectives said they recovered 156 bundles of suspected counterfeit US$100 notes hidden in three of 31 sealed black pallets found inside the warehouse.
The remaining pallets contained cement.
The raid also led to the recovery of 65 gold bars suspected to be fake, assorted chemicals believed to be used in making counterfeit currency and papers printed with images of US dollar notes.
The suspects include Kenyan nationals and foreigners from Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan.
Three of those arrested are police officers attached to the Security of Government Buildings (SGB) at Uhuru Camp. Two were allegedly armed with Beretta pistols, while the third had a Chalbi pistol.
Those arrested are 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.
Other items seized include a black bag containing 13 bundles of suspected counterfeit US$100 notes, assorted aluminium seals and seven cartons of UN blue plastic seals.
Detectives also recovered 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 exhibits secured as detectives work to establish how the suspected operation was organised and the roles played by each of the suspects.
The 14 suspects are assisting with investigations as detectives prepare to take further legal action once the inquiry is complete.
