Three arrested, imported goods worth Sh30m recovered in Ruiru

Three people have been arrested and imported goods worth Sh30m recovered in Ruiru, Kiambu county.

They include; Joseph Njoroge (35), Mohamed Sheikh(34) and Josphat Gitau (37).

Via social media on Friday, DCI director George Kinoti said the three were behind the stolen goods.

They had stolen the goods from a trader while on transit to South Sudan, Kinoti said.

Kinoti said the trader - Khadija Abdi - imported goods on July 15, 2021 that included motor vehicle tyres and electronic goods which were destined for South Sudan, where she supplies to local traders.

“The goods were received at the port of Mombasa, cleared and were on their way to their destination before they were diverted to Ruiru,” Kinoti said.

"After the merchandise failed to arrive at its intended destination within the stipulated period, Khadija filed a police report.”

Kinoti said through intelligence, detectives established that the merchandise had been offloaded into a warehouse within New Horizon Industrial Park in Ruiru.

Another batch of stolen goods were traced to Ongata Rongai and Kiserian, within Kajiado county.

Detectives recovered 120 pieces of tyres that were being loaded to trailers for transit during the operation.

Edited by N.Agutu