by Faith Chandianya
Puati Dally and his accomplices promised to sell gold to an unsuspecting victim in Uganda in September 2023. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported that Dally was arrested while attempting to sneak back into Kenya through the Busia border.
Earlier, on April 28, the DCI apprehended a man suspected to be the mastermind behind a KSh 2.85 billion gold scam. The agency confirmed the arrest of a Congolese man linked to a KSh 13 million fraud.
Dally, who was intercepted by immigration officials, had a stop order issued against him following a complaint at the Operations Support Unit in Nairobi. Along with his accomplices, Ben and Hassan, Dally allegedly deceived a Ghanaian gold merchant out of millions by promising the delivery of gold for sale in the United Arab Emirates.
According to the DCI, the 35-year-old suspect and his associates initially requested KSh 10.7 million to cover documentation expenses for 10kg of gold, including certification of non-criminality, melting, and taxation. The victim, believing everything was legitimate, flew to Dubai on August 9 to finalize the deal.
However, upon checking in Uganda, he learned that the gold was being held by customs at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). The victim then traveled to Kenya, where he met Dally’s other accomplices, Daniel and Lucy, who demanded an additional KSh 4.3 million for tax and clearance of the nonexistent gold between August 14 and September 1.
