Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have arrested 14 suspects following a raid on a warehouse in Nairobi's Vision Plaza Industrial Area.

Among those arrested are three serving police officers and foreign nationals from Nigeria, Cameroon and Sudan.

The operation, conducted on October 1, 2026, followed a complaint filed at the JKIA Police Station by a US national, Alkhalifi Ibrahim Hassan.

According to the DCI, detectives raided the warehouse located behind Vision Plaza and recovered suspected counterfeit US currency, fake gold bars and materials believed to have been used in the production of counterfeit notes.

The three police officers arrested are attached to the Security of Government Buildings (SGB) at Uhuru Camp. Two of them were allegedly armed with Beretta pistols, while the third was armed with a Chalbi pistol.

The suspects have been 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.

Detectives recovered 31 sealed black pallets during the operation. Three of the pallets contained 156 bundles of US$100 notes suspected to be counterfeit, while the remaining pallets contained cement.

A plastic box containing 65 gold bars suspected to be fake was also recovered, alongside assorted chemicals believed to be intended for the manufacture of counterfeit currency.

Another box contained papers printed with images of US dollar notes.

Other exhibits recovered included a black bag containing 13 bundles of suspected counterfeit US$100 notes, 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 investigating the suspected counterfeit