A suspected gold swindler from Zambia has been deported.
Bupe Chipando aka Elena was deported on Sunday morning, according to DCI director George Kinoti.
His deportation follows his arrest by sleuths after allegedly defrauding a Dutch national named Bernhard Ten Brinke of Sh170 million in a bogus gold transaction.
Chipando was also involved in the printing of counterfeit currency, according to DCI Kinoti.
“Bupe, who was also involved in the printing of counterfeit currency, was deported at 1145hrs today, in accordance with orders issued by Cabinet Secretary for Interior, Dr. Fred Matiang’i,” DCI Kinoti said.
Chipando was charged with fraud in May after receiving the aforementioned sum of money from Brinke.
According to the prosecution, the suspect obtained the money by falsely claiming to be able to sell 500 kilograms of gold.
According to the charge sheet, Chipando and another person in court committed the offense on various dates between September 1 and January 21, 2021, at an unknown location in Nairobi.
He was however arraigned in Court but denied the charges of gold fraud and was released on a Sh1 million bond with an alternative cash bail of Ksh 500,000.
