This archive report was first published on 20 July 2019.
Published on July 20, 2019, detectives from the Special Crime Prevention Unit and the Flying squad arrested four people operating an illegal alcohol manufacturing plant in Nairobi.
According to reports, the officers stormed the facility on Saturday morning and recovered several bottles and chemicals used in the process.
Flying squad boss Musa Yego confirmed the operation, which saw several bottles of spirits packed in cartons recovered.
The plant, located near Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, is believed to have been in operation for an unknown period.
This is not the first time authorities have cracked down on illegal alcohol manufacturing in the city. A similar raid conducted at an illegal alcohol manufacturing plant in Dandora last month saw eight suspects arrested.
During the raid, assorted boxes of alcoholic beverages and spirits, along with KRA Corporate stickers, were confiscated.
Among the spirits recovered were Star Spirit, Blue Ice Vodka, and empty plastics suspected to be used in packaging the counterfeit liquor.
The raid is part of a long-running crackdown on manufacturers of counterfeit products that put the lives of millions at risk and deny companies making genuine products millions of shillings on revenue.
