The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has refuted reports that it was seeking to arrest an Indian national suspected of being behind an international human trafficking syndicate involved in organ harvesting.
On Tuesday, January 7, the DCI dismissed as fake a poster circulating online, allegedly issued by the agency, claiming that the suspect was wanted.
The poster alleged that the suspect had escaped custody in India, where he was being held for crimes related to human organ harvesting, before fleeing to Kenya.
It further claimed that the suspect was running a kidney harvesting syndicate in Kenya and that DCI was offering a cash reward for any information leading to his capture.
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This comes days after police in Kapsabet arrested former Kisumu nominated Member of County Assembly (MCA) Carren Atieno Muga in connection with a suspected organ harvesting syndicate.
In a statement on Sunday, January 5, the National Police Service (NPS) noted the suspected syndicate is tied to the gruesome murder of a man in Nandi County, who was beheaded and his private parts mutilated.
The police stated that Muga is the mother of one of the prime suspects in the murder of the victim.
"She was arrested along Chemelil-Miwani-Kisumu road in a suspected organ harvesting case as she was fleeing her residence for fear of being lynched by agitated members of the public, and her motor vehicle make Toyota Harrier detained as exhibit at Kapsabet Police Station," NPS stated.
