US and UK sanction gold smuggler Kamlesh Pattni

The US and UK governments have sanctioned an international gold smuggling and money laundering network, targeting Kenyan-British businessman Kamlesh Pattni for allegedly bribing officials in Zimbabwe and profiting from illicit trade. Pattni, previously linked to the Goldenberg Scandal in Kenya, reinvented himself as an evangelical pastor and featured in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigation, showcasing his political influence in Africa and offering to launder dirty money through his businesses. The investigation also uncovered other gold smuggling operations in Southern Africa, exposing the criminal gangs behind them.

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