Police have on Friday seized a fuel site in Molo that has allegedly been operating illegally.
The one-acre premise is fenced in a forest next to the area GSU camp.
''We found 20 tanks and four lorries at the site, which is less than a kilometre from the Nakuru-Eldoret road," Nakuru county police commander Hassan Barua said.
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It is alleged that petrol tankers usually stop to sell fuel at the site while on transit.
Barua said the seizure comes a day after the site owner and employees were arrested.
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Locals told the press that the business has been operating for more than five years.
CID and GSU officers said the seizure is part of an ongoing operation against illegal fuel trade.
Molo OCPD Paul Rono said two people have been arrested on Friday and more suspects are being pursued.
