OCS, three junior officers in court for stealing liquor worth Sh1.9m

OCS, other officers charged with stealing alcohol. (Photo: Denish Ochieng/ Standard)

An OCS and his three juniors have been released on Sh300,000 bond each after they denied stealing liquor from a motor vehicle. William Cheruiyot, Bernard Macharia, Jane Chepkemei and Rodrick Labuchushet appeared before Kisumu Chief Magistrate Peter Gesora yesterday accused of stealing the assorted liquor from a motor vehicle after breaking into it.

According to the charge sheet, the four stole white Pearl Vodka and Quarana Blue brands of alcohol valued at Sh1.9 million. The Boya OCS was also charged with an alternative count of handling stolen property. He is said to have retained some 72 bottles of 250ml White Pearl vodka at his Boya Police Station house in Nyando Sub-county.