The Anti-Counterfeit Authority seized bags of counterfeit sugar and jerricans of cooking oil worth Ksh10 million that were being smuggled from Somalia into Kenya.
In a statement on its social media account on Thursday, August 21, the authority claimed that, in collaboration with a Multi-Agency Team, it intercepted three lorries at Sabaki Security Patrol Point, Malindi, where it managed to recover the goods and arrest eight individuals.
If the sugar and oil had made it into the Kenyan market, according to the authority's Executive Director, Mbugua Njoroge, it would not only undermine the country's revenue base and risk expanding illicit trade networks, but could also potentially fuel terrorist activities. "The operation led to the seizure of 676 bags of counterfeit sugar branded Butali and other labels, jerricans of cooking oil, and three trucks used in transportation.
Eight suspects were arrested and booked at Malindi Police Station.
