Syndicate dealing in counterfeit alcoholic beverages intercepted

Officers from NACADA and partner agencies move in on a suspected counterfeit alcohol site during the Nyamira operation. [File, Standard]

A syndicate of dealers in counterfeit alcoholic drinks in Nyamira has been intercepted after a consignment of the beverage valued at Sh16 million was nabbed at a private residence Nyaigwa within the county headquarters.

The multi-agency team comprising of officers from the National Authority for the Campaign against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (Nacada),Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs), the National Police Service (NPS), and National Administrative Officers successfully laid a swoop at the premises of a business woman at Nyaigwa in West Mugirango Constituency where they recovered several cartons of the illegal drinks.