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Gangsters steal 63 bags of coffee from Ragati Coffee Factory

Some bags of coffee at Ragati coffee factory in Ndia Constituency, Kirinyaga County after a gang raided the facility on Saturday night and stole 63 bags of parchment coffee valued at Sh1.8 million. (PHOTO: MUNENE KAMAU/ STANDARD)

Gangsters raided a factory and took off with 63 bags of coffee valued at almost Sh2 million.

The criminals stormed Ragati Coffee Factory in Ndia Constituency at about 10pm on Saturday and rounded up four guards on duty before packing the beans into gunny bags labelled, “Arabica Coffee, a produce of Tanzania”.

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