Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) seized a consignment of counterfeit alcoholic drinks on Saturday, and a roll of fake Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) stamps at Kahawa Sukari and Kamulu.

In a raid conducted by detectives from the Economic Crimes unit and officials from KRA, 1078 bottles of counterfeit alcoholic drinks, one roll of counterfeit KRA stamps, 630 litres of ethanol, 10,300 empty bottles and four sacks of assorted bottle caps were recovered.


The value of the seized ethanol and alcoholic drinks is estimated at more than Kes 500,000 while the counterfeit stamps are worth Kes 4 million.

 A seizure notice was issued and the goods impounded as detectives investigate the source of the ethanol and the fake KRA stamps.