NACADA arrests three in Jericho crackdown on counterfeit alcohol

Three suspects have been arrested and hundreds of counterfeit alcoholic beverages seized following a multi-agency crackdown on an alleged illicit alcohol manufacturing operation in Jericho, Makadara Sub-County, Nairobi. The operation, conducted on Thursday, brought together officers from the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and the National Police Service. The enforcement team raided a premises suspected to be a counterfeiting den, where officers allegedly found individuals mixing and repackaging substandard alcoholic drinks.Among those arrested was a woman who was reportedly found in the process of mixing and repackaging the suspected illicit products. Authorities recovered 315 assorted counterfeit alcoholic beverages, as well as fake KRA excise stamps, empty bottles and bottle tops believed to have been prepared for refilling.