A police officer has been arrested for illegal logging after being found trafficking charcoal in a police lorry.
Accord to a police report, a joint team of officers from Kenya Forest Service and police officers from Kitale police station intercepted a police lorry registration number GKB 813T belonging to Turkana North sub-county.
Upon searching the lorry, police officers recovered 7 bags of charcoal and 150 bags of Aloe Vera plants weighing 5 tons
The driver of the lorry, PC/D Gilbert Mbilivili, and the owner of the consignment, Mr. Jelal Musa were placed under lawful custody.
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KFS has waged war against illegal logging in an effort to protect Kenya’s water towers and improve forest cover.
The officers will be arraigned in court.
*This article was written by Gerald Gekara for Uzalendo News. Email: uzalendonews24@gmail.com to submit your story.
