Seven Arrested Over Ksh100 Million Counterfeit Cooking Oil Scandal

The suspects had converted a yard intended for handling sludge from ships into a counterfeit oil factory...
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Seven individuals have been arrested in connection with a Ksh100 million counterfeit cooking oil operation in Shimanzi, Mombasa County, with four others currently being sought. The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA) seized documents and property during a raid that uncovered an illegal factory.
- Seven arrests have been made, with four additional suspects being pursued, related to a counterfeit cooking oil scandal.
- The Anti-Counterfeit Authority (ACA), alongside the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), impounded property worth over Ksh100 million.
- Yusuf Ahmed, Director of Enforcement at ACA, confirmed that 13 local cooking oil brands were illegally processed at a yard converted into a counterfeit oil factory.
- Thirteen tankers used to smuggle oil, along with metallic drums of dirty oil, were discovered during the Sunday raid.
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