This archive report was first published on 28 November 2019.
On November 27, 2019, a multi-agency team led by Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives intercepted a trailer carrying over 600 sacks of uncustomed sorghum at Kanyonyo area in Kitui County.
The suspects, Abdullahi Sheikh Hassan and 53-year-old Dahabo Abdi Ali, were arrested and are currently being held as investigations continue.
The trailer, which was transporting the illegally imported goods, was also seized by the authorities.
According to the DCI, the operation was part of efforts to curb the smuggling of goods into the country.
OVER 600 SACKS of Uncustomed Sorghum was earlier today recovered and a Trailer transporting the same seized when a Multi-Agency Team led by @DCI_Kenya Detectives manning the Garissa-Thika Highway intercepted it at Kanyonyoo area in Kitui County. pic.twitter.com/eRDvPh1yFB — DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) November 27, 2019
