According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the arrest follows a tip off regarding a lorry suspected of transporting ethanol.


Police officers from the Endebess Police Station have seized a substantial haul of 32 drums of ethanol after intercepting a lorry, registration number KDC 477L FRR.

According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the arrest follows a tip off regarding a lorry suspected of transporting ethanol.

 32 drums of ethanol seized by police officers. (Photo/Courtesy: DCI on X)

“Acting swiftly, the officers set up an ambush along the Suam-Kitale road, successfully stopping the vehicle. Upon escorting the truck back to the Endebess Police Station, a search revealed that the ethanol was cleverly concealed beneath 25 bags of maize and 20 bags of animal feed,” the DCI said in a post on X.

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The driver, James Muriithi Kamau, 37, and his loader, Amos Mugambi, 27, have been taken into custody and are undergoing processing before their appearance in court. Meanwhile, the seized ethanol drums have been secured at the station, pending further action from Kenya Revenue Authority officials.