The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA)-led multi-agency team has continued its relentless crackdown on illicit alcohol.
Lately, three suspects were arrested for manufacturing and selling suspected counterfeit alcoholic beverages.
In an operation conducted on Thursday afternoon, the team comprising officers from NACADA, the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS), and the National Police Service apprehended three individuals, including a woman who was caught red-handed literally mixing and counterfeiting substandard alcohol in her premises.
NACADA arrests three in the latest crackdown in Jericho
Some of the confiscated products were found to bear Tanzanian excise duty stamps, indicating a sophisticated cross-border counterfeiting operation.
During the operation, a total of 315 assorted counterfeit alcoholic beverages were seized, alongside fake KRA stamps, empty bottles, and bottle tops intended for refilling.
The three suspects were booked at Jogoo Road Police Station and are set to be arraigned in court on today.
The Jericho operation is the latest in a series of successful raids following a similar crackdown in Eastleigh yesterday, where 868 counterfeit and uncustomed alcoholic beverages were seized and two suspects arrested.
The back-to-back operations signal NACADA’s unwavering commitment to dismantling the illicit alcohol supply chain and bringing perpetrators to justice.
