KRA Intercepts Illegal Goods Worth Ksh16 Million in SGR Raid

KRA officers recovered a Toyota Fielder fitted with gadgets believed to be tracking system jammers, an indication of deliberate attempts to evade law enforcement...

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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) intercepted Kshs16.26 million worth of illicit ethanol near the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) corridor in Nairobi, acting on an intelligence tip-off about unlawful ethanol movement. Officers recovered 20 drums, each containing 250 litres, totaling 5,000 litres of ethanol, despite the lorries transporting it having departed before their arrival.

The seized ethanol, if released, could have produced approximately 48,200 bottles with an estimated market value of Kshs14.46 million.
KRA also recovered a Toyota Fielder valued at Kshs1.8 million, fitted with suspected tracking system jammers.
The government would have lost an estimated Kshs7.42 million in taxes, including Kshs2.6 million in Value Added Tax (VAT) and Kshs4.82 million in excise duty.

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