Contraband milk powder impounded by police, 7 arrested.
The police operation to rid the nation of contrabands and ensure food safety has reportedly been heightened with security teams furthering major crackdowns on business operators out to gamble with human life.
The latest operation, according to DCI operatives carried out earlier today at Best Buy Commodities Ltd warehouse which is said to be located at Bluesilk Holdings Ltd godowns in Embakasi, Nairobi, saw the confiscation of contraband milk products estimated at Sh3 million in value.
These, according to reports gathered, included over ten thousand tins of various milk products from Saudi Arabia like as Luna Full Cream, Luna Sweetened Condensed Milk, Luna evaporated Milk Karak, Cardamum and Full Cream among others.
Also recovered in today’s security agencies search raid where two suspects who were nabbed and are being processed for arraignment were contraband milk products from Malaysia.
This comes two days after other milk products estimated at Sh10 million were recovered in Eastleigh at Amana Wholesalers Ltd stores where seven suspects were arrested and subsequently charged.
The multi-agency crackdown which included Kenya Dairy Board and KRA officers led to the recovery of a number of things;
202 tins of milk powder each weighing 2.5Kg branded NURA,
371 tins of milk powder each weighing 2.5Kg branded FRESH,
891 tins of milk powder each weighing 400gms branded COW & GATE,
985 tins of milk powder each weighing 400gms branded NAN,
472 tins of milk powder each weighing 800gms branded SMA,
155 tins of milk powder each weighing 400gms branded S26,
71 tins each weighing 2.5 Kg, 164 tins each weighing 900gms, 818 tins each weighing 390gms and 7 bags each weighing 25Kg milk powder branded HILWA,
159 tins of milk powder each weighing 2.5Kg branded ANCHOR product of UAE,
73 tins each weighing 2.5 Kg and 72 tins each weighing 900gms milk powder branded LATO,
110 tins of milk powder each weighing 2.5Kg branded HANAN,
66 tins each weighing 2.5 Kg and 120 tins each weighing 900gms milk powder branded BROOKSIDE,
639 tins of milk powder each weighing 400gms branded LIPTOMIL,
49 tins of milk powder each weighing 400gms branded ALPHA,
72 sachets of milk powder each weighing 500gms branded ALMANI CHASE, and
48 sachets of milk powder each weighing 500gms branded SALIM CHASE.
The seven suspects were charged with three counts and released on a shillings two million bond.
