Police on Sunday arrested three suspects behind a gold scamming syndicate in Nairobi's Runda estate.
Director of Criminal Investigations Mohamed Amin said in a statement on Sunday the arrest comes in the wake of an ongoing crackdown.
The chief detective said the crackdown is against gold scammers including a political leader in Rift Valley.
"The three suspects were arrested in Runda yesterday (Saturday) afternoon following an intelligence-led operation. Earlier, detectives had received information that the gold scammers were associated with a legislator in Trans Nzoia," Amin said.
He said the suspects were targeting a South African national whom they intended to defraud a colossal amount of money.
The victim had been directed to Kilimani where he was picked before being driven to Runda where the deal was to be sealed.
The DCI boss said detectives laid an ambush on the scammers close to Runda from where they made arrests.
Police recovered fake US dollars, a gold induction melting machine, an export permit for minerals and samples of minerals and KRA stickers among other crucial exhibits after a search.
The suspects are being held at Kilimani police station pending arraignment.
