Jet fuel theft busted at Wilson airport, suspects arrested
A suspected attempt to siphon jet fuel from Wilson Airport has been foiled after detectives from the Kenya Airport Police Unit (KAPU) intercepted a suspicious vehicle within the airport precincts. The operation led to the arrest of four suspects and the recovery of 800 litres of ..
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Kenya Airport Police Unit detectives have foiled an attempted jet fuel theft at Wilson Airport, arresting four suspects and recovering a significant amount of fuel.
- Recovered 800 litres of jet fuel
- Suspects arrested include Gladys Ndumba Kanairo, driver Timothy Wambugu Maina, and accomplices Kennedy Njoka Kinuthia and Abdulmalik Musinga
- The fuel was allegedly siphoned from an aircraft undergoing maintenance at the NASD hangar, operated by Airworks Aviation.
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