- Police recovered 80 litres of Ethanol, 460 pieces of Cryten, 200 pieces of alcohol and other assorted alcoholic drinks.
- NPS lauded the public for their cooperation with the multi-agency team in the operation.
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Police have seized assorted illicit wines and spirits at a residential house in Gatuanyaga, Kiambu County.
In a statement on Monday, National Police Service said they uncovered an illegal alcohol packaging operation in a residential area.
Police recovered 80 litres of Ethanol, 460 pieces of Cryten, 200 pieces of alcohol and other assorted alcoholic drinks.
"Other items recovered were two improvised plastic distiller drums, a roll of counterfeit excise stamps and assorted empty bottles," police said.
Police from Nairobi and Kiambu counties collaborated with Kenya Revenue Authority.
NPS lauded the public for their cooperation with the multi-agency team in the operation.
In a separate operation in Murang'a, police since Friday last week, arrested and arraigned 100 people in connection with dealing with illicit brews.
They seized over 5,000 litres of chang'aa, over 1000 litres of Kangara, and 100 crates of assorted alcoholic counterfeit drinks.
The crackdown is after Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua ordered security agencies to crack the whip on illicit brew and hard drugs.
The DP, while speaking in Nyeri said the crackdown on the illicit brew is urgent.
“You have information on where the illicit brew is prepared. The National Government Administration Officers and police commanders must convene a meeting on Monday and within a week shut down those dens permanently. You must ensure they do not reopen,” the Deputy president said.
He warned that the government will not entertain officers who will not deliver on this order, which aims to save the region, as the young generation, which mainly indulges in illicit and second-generation alcohol, risks being wiped out.
The officers will be required to account by showing the number of dens shut down, those arrested and prosecuted, he said.