A lawyer was among three people arrested on Tuesday night, November 3, for being part of an online car syndicate.
In a statement on Wednesday, November 4, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations indicated that the multi-million fraudulent online car syndicate claimed that it operated in Mombasa.
DCI named the suspects; Lawyer Moses Owino Angelo, George Tsuma and Charles Kipsang Koech alias Charles Brian Koech alias Ibrahim Merrali.
Koech, who is the kingpin of the syndicate, was tracked down and arrested in Naivasha.
"A lawyer and two other suspects were last night arrested when DCI detectives broke a multi-million fraudulent online car dealers syndicate that purports to operate in Mombasa.
The lawyer, Moses Owino Angelo, and George Tsuma were arrested in Mombasa," read the statement in part.
DCI also disclosed that prior to the raid, they had received numerous complaints from customers who had been scammed by the syndicate.
The team had advertised their services on a popular online market place in Kenya.
"Two people filed a complaint at DCI Kasarani of having been swindled after making payments for vehicles they had seen posted on an online market place.
"One buyer reported he was led to a car yard on Nairobi's Ngong road to view a Toyota Probox. After making the full payment, he was abducted and dumped in the city centre," added the statement.
Investigations by the DCI also showed that another buyer paid a deposit through a mobile money platform for a Land Rover. The vehicle was never delivered.
The Directorate appealed to members of the public who may have fallen victim of the syndicate to report to DCI Kasarani for further police action.
