This archive report was first published on 12 August 2019.
On August 12, 2019, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Changamwe, Mombasa, launched an investigation into the theft of over 5,000 bags of sugar allegedly contaminated with mercury from two warehouses in Changamwe and Jomvu.
According to the area OCPD, Daudi Loronyokwe, the sugar is suspected to have been stolen three weeks prior to the investigation. Additionally, 300 sacks of safe sugar were also stolen during the incident.
Seven people have been arrested in connection to the theft, and a manhunt has been launched for the security guard who was at the warehouse and is reported to have gone into hiding after the incident.
It is worth noting that this incident occurred in the backdrop of a national crackdown on contraband sugar in June 2018, when 17 warehouses holding thousands of bags of sugar were closed down.
