This archive report was first published on 14 June 2020.
On June 14, 2020, a multi-agency operation led by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Mombasa county resulted in the seizure of over 1,000 litres of expired cooking oil.
During the raid at Denco Godown in Changamwe Sub-County, detectives recovered 1,265 expired 20-litre Jerrycans of Miltra cooking oil, which were set to be repackaged and sold to unsuspecting members of the public.
Deborah Taabu, a 50-year-old suspect and alleged owner of the consignment, was arrested and is currently in police custody. She will be charged accordingly.
According to the DCI, the seized cooking oil was unfit for human consumption, and the detectives have warned unscrupulous business people against supplying such products.
“A multi-agency team led by DCI officers based in Mombasa comprising of officers drawn from the Public Health, KRA and Kebs recovered 1,265 expired 20-litre jerrycans of Miltra cooking oil,” the DCI tweeted on Sunday.
“Let those who are hell-bent on supplying products that are poisonous out of sheer greed for money that no effort will be spared in tracking them down and subjecting them to the full force of the law,” said the DCI in a statement.
