2 Bulgarians arrested in Kwale on suspicion of fraud, drug dealing

Police in Diani, Kwale County have arrested two Bulgarians suspected of drug trafficking and fraud.

44-year-old Dimitar Velicov Hristiv was arrested at Equity Bank’s Diani branch. His colleague, 43-year-old Borislan Todorov, fled the scene but he was apprehended later by police.

During the arrest, the officers recovered fake credit cards belonging to various banks.

Msambweni OCPD Joseph Omijah says police pounced on Dimitar while he was withdrawing money from the bank using the fake credit cards. The police boss revealed that they had been trailing the duo for some time.

Omijah says police have also recovered 3 laptops, machines used to forge credit cards, 27 credit cards and other gadgets from the apartment where the two lived.

The OCPD also revealed that they believed that Hristiv and Todorov were operating a fraud and drug syndicate in Kenya and Tanzania.

The two will be taken to court once investigations are complete.