Police intensify crackdown on adulterated fuel

Police Inspector Abdikadir of Baharini Police Post (left) and a junior officer inspect some of the Jerri cans impounded at Road Block in Eldoret on Saturday. [Peter Ochieng, Standard]

A security team in Eldoret has intensified a crackdown on petroleum traders operating illegally.

Armed with a court order, the multi-agency team that included security personnel and Energy Regulatory Commission officials raided 12 sites and destroyed storage facilities believed to have been used by unscrupulous dealers to siphon and sell adulterated fuel.