11 suspects caught on illegal sim trading



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Eleven suspects were arrested following the illegal registration of SIM cards

Two laptops and about fifteen thousand SIM cards were confiscated

The raid comes at a time when police are intensifying the fight against SIM cards. "The suspects will be brought to justice on Monday," reads a tweet from the DEI

adding that they also confiscated four agents, two Safaricom. registration books, Airtel registration register, agent number and several matching ATMS.

Read: Four Arrested in Naivasha on a Sim Card Swap Scam

Other included a Safaricom modem and several matching cell phones.

"The operation of DCI on SIM card fraudsters continues," reads in the tweet.

On Thursday, a Safaricom employee linked to SIM exchange crimes was charged with computer fraud in an Eldoret court. saw police arrested a Safaricom employee and JKUAT student on fraud last week.

Read: Safaricom employee accused of fraud SIM Swap in Eldoret

Maurice Musoti and Rian Obaga – a fourth-year engineering student, are part of the group of fraudsters who cheated thousands of shillings to Kenyans.

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