Detectives from Parklands’ Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested Xiaoling Gu, Guodong Fu, Wenji Gao and Gu Xiaopeng in what they describe as “sophisticated fraud scheme” involving SIM swapping and money laundering.
According to the sleuths, 15 Safaricom SIM cards and nine Airtel SIM cards registered under different persons, six SIM cards belonging to foreign nationals, six mobile phones, laptops, three ATM cards belonging to different account holders, and Sh1,125,800 in cash, were recovered from the susoects’ premises.
This came after a businesswoman’s mobile lines were hijacked and used to receive funds.
“Detectives established that the complainant’s mobile lines had allegedly been used to receive funds from a gaming and betting platform, before the money was swiftly moved through mobile numbers and bank accounts linked to the suspects,” DCI says.
The investigation kicked off after the complainant discovered that her two Safaricom lines had suddenly gone dead, leaving her unable to make calls or access M-Pesa services.
With her mobile lifeline cut off without warning, she reported the matter to police, leading to arrest.
“The four suspects were arraigned yesterday, September 1, 2026, before the Kibra Chief Magistrate’s Court and are in custody with a ruling on bond application scheduled for September 4, 2026,” it says.
Stressing that they are following the money trail, connecting the dots, DCI said they are pursuing additional leads that could lead to the arrest of more suspects linked to the hi-tech fraud.
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