Over 3,000 bottles of counterfeit alcohol were recovered after detectives raided a store in Kikima market, Makueni county, on Monday, March 6, 2023.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the drinks found at the premises belonging to one Daniel Musau bore fake Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) stamps.
The raid is part of an ongoing crackdown by the government targeting traders engaging in tax evasion schemes.
“The raid followed intelligence-led investigations by a joint team of detectives and KRA officials who raided the premises belonging to one Daniel Musau,” DCI said.
In January, detectives arrested a woman linked to the production and sale of counterfeit alcohol in Nairobi and its environs.
The suspect identified as Teresia Nyokabi Ngatia was arrested during a raid and was booked at Kamulu Police station.
During the operation, DCI said, a consignment of counterfeit alcoholic drinks affixed with fake KRA stamps was impounded at a residential property in Ruai.
Police said the over 200 cartons of 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.
Also recovered were an alcohol mixer and fake KRA stamps.
