BY SAM ALFAN.
A Chinese national has been detained for five days to allow police complete investigations into an alleged multi-million scheme of money laundering.
Deng Ziang Kai appeared before Milimani Resident Magistrate Sinkiyian Tobiko and police pleaded with the court to grant them two weeks to complete the probe.
Kilimani Directorate of Criminal Investigations officer approached the court through an application to detain the suspect, who is allegedly implicated in a money laundering scheme.
Police Constable George Otieno told the court that they received intelligence that Ziang runs a company dealing in multi-million shilling money laundering.
“The multi-million shilling money laundering company is used by Ziang to clean liquid cash proceeds obtained from traffickers of persons and narcotic substances,” PC Otieno told the court.
According to PC Otieno, Ziang has also used the company in facilitating international traders to evade paying taxes both in Kenya and other destinations in the world.
This following operation which was conducted at his residence where entrance was forcefully gained after he failed to give access despite the officers identifying themselves.
During the operation police recovered phones, laptops and other electronics devices.
He was found with a Zambian passport and some identity cards of unknown people.
