KRA seizes Sh110mn at JKIA in suspected money laundering plot

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jan 28 -Kenya Revenue Authority Customs officers have arrested a Bahraini national with Sh110 million at the Jomo Kenyatta International airport in a suspected money laundering plot.

In a statement, KRA said that intercepted a male passenger identified as  Khalid Jameel Saeed, who was intending to take a flight to Bahrain through Egyptian Airline.

“On 28/01/2022 based on intelligence shared by Financial Report Centre (FRC), KRA staff at JKIA Passenger Terminals intercepted a male passenger. The alert was that the passenger had earlier made several attempts to deposit the currency in a bank but had failed,” a statement read.