Detectives Seize Fake Gold from Safe Deposit Box at Barclays Bank in Nairobi

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have seized fake gold from a safe deposit box at Barclays Bank’s Queensway Branch in Nairobi's Mama Ngina Street.

The DCI says the safe deposit box was the same one where Sh2.6 billion in fake currency was recovered on Tuesday.

During the second operation led by DCI George Kinoti, officers from the bomb disposal unit were called after a bag in the box was suspected to contain explosives.

However, the contents of the bag in the safe box were found to be about 70 kilograms of fake gold.

Four suspects including Eric Adede, who is the registered owner of the safe deposit box, Ahmed Shah, who is said to have posed as a foreign investor, Elizabeth Muthoni and Irene Wairimu have been arraigned in court on a miscellaneous application on Thursday.

Two Barclays Bank employees; Boaz Ochich, and Charles Manzi, who were arrested alongside the four, will be used as witnesses in the case.

Two businessmen have since reportedly recorded statements with the Flying Squad claiming that they were conned out of Sh5.5 million by the suspects.