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Police in Embu on Thursday nabbed fake money amounting to KES 400 000 after a tip-off by the public.
Embu West subcounty Criminal Investigation boss Joshua Cheptoo said his officers seized the fake money from Michael Ndwiga in Kivwe village.
Speaking in his Embu town office, Cheptoo said officers raided Ndwiga’s house.
The CID boss said the officers instead found two wads of fake KES 1 000 notes.
Cheptoo said on interrogating Ndwiga, he told them that he has been printing fake money, which he uses to buy goods and services.
He said Ndwiga did not disclose where he prints the fake money.
Cheptoo said they arrested him and he is being held at Embu Police Station.
- The STAR