The consignment comprising over 20,000 packets of Supermatch and Palma Safari cigarette brands was seized on Tuesday, April 11 by detectives posing as potential clients at a residential house along Riara Road, near Shra Engineering in Kahawa West, Nairobi County.
According to the DCI report, multi-agency teams also recovered during the operation were assorted counterfeit stamps from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and Uganda Revenue Authority as well as empty cigarette cartons labeled British American Tobacco (BAT) Kenya and Supermatch.
One suspect identified as Veronicah Njeri Kariuki was arrested and detained at Muthaiga police station, where she is assisting detectives with investigations before being arraigned in court.
The total tax lost through the smuggled cigarettes is estimated at Sh18 Million.
