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Thika Sub-County Police Commander John Kimanthi. [Courtesy, Standard]
Police in Thika have dismantled an illegal alcohol and cigarette distribution network after seizing contraband worth millions of shillings during an intelligence-led operation in the Umoja area of Thika, Kiambu County.
The Saturday operation led to the arrest of seven suspects believed to have been involved in the illicit business that investigators suspect has been running for a considerable period.
During the raid, officers recovered 66 drums containing more than 13,000 litres of suspected illicit ethanol and impounded 17,640 packets of cigarettes believed to have been destined for export markets. The illegal consignment was found inside two lorries parked within a walled and gated compound.
