Detectives have seized an illegal consignment of cigarettes worth more than Ksh30 million ($224131) in Kahawa West, Nairobi.
The consignment was impounded by a multi-agency team of detectives based at the Economic and Commercial Crimes Unit and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), one suspect, identified as Veronicah Njeri Kariuki, was arrested and detained at Muthaiga police station, where she is assisting detectives with investigations.
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“The consignment comprising of over 20,000 packets of popular Supermatch and Palma Safari cigarettes brands was seized by the undercover team posing as potential clients at a residential house along Riara road, near Shra Engineering in Kahawa West, Nairobi County,” said the DCI.
Also recovered during the operation were assorted counterfeit stamps from the Kenya Revenue Authority and Uganda Revenue Authority and empty cigarette cartons labelled British American Tobacco (BAT), Kenya and Supermatch.
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