Police on Saturday night intercepted a lorry in Kwale County ferrying contraband sugar suspected to have originated from a neighbouring country and destined for unlawful entry into Kenya.
Officers from the National Police Service, working alongside a multi-agency team drawn from other government enforcement units, flagged down the vehicle at the Lunga Lunga One Stop Border Post.
According to the National Police Service, the driver of the Isuzu lorry had concealed the illicit sugar under a layer of fresh oranges in an apparent attempt to evade detection, in violation of customs and importation laws. "On Saturday, 31 May 2025, a multi-agency team comprising the National Police Service and other government enforcement agencies intercepted a motor vehicle suspected of transporting contraband goods at the Lunga Lunga One Stop Border Post in Kwale County.
The vehicle, an Isuzu lorry with registration number T199 BHP, was being driven by one Musakawa Hamadi," the police reported.
