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Armed gang raids coffee factory in Kirinyaga, escapes with 63 bags worth Sh1.8 million

Curious members of the public mill 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]

An armed gang raided Ragati coffee factory in Ndia constituency, Kirinyaga County Saturday night and stole 63 bags of coffee valued at Sh1.8 million.

The gang stormed the factory at about 10 pm on Saturday and rounded up all the four guards on duty before packing the coffee beans into their bags bearing Tanzanian labels which read ''Arabica Coffee, a produce of Tanzania''.

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