Police have seized 200 bottles of counterfeit alcohol in Ruai, Nairobi following the ongoing operation on high-level tax evasion schemes by traders dealing in alcoholic products.
The operation conducted on Monday, January 23 led detectives to a residential property where more than 200 boxes stashed with unlicensed liquor were found.
Moreover, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported that they arrested a suspect in the raid.
The suspect identified as Teresia Nyokabi Ngatia was apprehended as she was found with the boxes believed to be destined for local stores.
COUNTERFEITED ALCOHOLIC DRINKS RECOVERED IN RUAI
A consignment of counterfeit alcoholic drinks affixed with fake KRA stamps was impounded yesterday evening at a residential property in Ruai, by detectives acting on intelligence leads. Over 200 cartons containing thousands of pic.twitter.com/6Bcxp7nhLO
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) January 24, 2023
“The counterfeited drinks whose safety to consumers could not be immediately ascertained, were packaged in branded bottles that are popular locally including, Kane Extra, Trace Vodka, Konyagi, Blue Ice, Kibao Vodka and Chrome Vodka among others,” DCI wrote on Twitter.
Likewise, the alcohol bottles were also affixed with fake Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) stamps.
The police officers also recovered more fake unused KRA stamps and an alcohol mixer during the raid.
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Nonetheless, the suspect is set to remain in police custody at Kamulu police station awaiting arraignment.
Nevertheless, a separate raid conducted in Thika saw police officers recover 300 boxes of alcohol.
These operations follow a directive from President William Ruto to tame crooked businessmen who have devised new ways of evading taxation.
