Nakuru: One suspect arrested as police seize distilling machines, 46 boxes of illicit liquor
A side-by-side image of the boxes containing illicit liquor, and the distilling machine. PHOTO | COURTESY | NPS
Police officers in Naivasha, Nakuru
County, have nabbed a suspect in connection with the distilling and packaging of
illicit liquor.
20-year-old Buleti Amson was arrested during
an operation where 46 boxes of illicit alcohol were confiscated alongside other
illegal distilling and packaging products.
The National Police Service (NPS), in a
statement on Thursday, said a contingency of multi-agency officers raided the
premises in Naivasha on Wednesday and managed to recover the assorted products.
The police service further said that Kenya
Revenue Authority (KRA) stickers were also found during the raid.
“A multi-agency team involving NPS and NGAO
Officers conducting a raid in Naivasha recovered assorted suspected distilling
machines and illicit brews among them, 46 boxes of Moon Ice, sealing and
filling machine, rolls of KRA stickers and Moon Ice stickers, and several
bundles of empty boxes,” read the NPS statement.
The
suspect is set to be arraigned in court on Friday.
Want to send us a story? SMS to 25170 or WhatsApp 0743570000 or Submit on Citizen Digital or email wananchi@royalmedia.co.ke
Comments
No comments yet.
Leave a Comment