Detectives have made great progress in recovering some of the products and arresting the people involved in an incident in which a trader lost commodities worth over Sh30 million while in transit.
On July 15, 2021, Khadija Abdi Mohamud imported commodities bound for South Sudan, including motor vehicle tires and electronic products, which she provides to local dealers.
Before being rerouted to Ruiru, the commodities were received in the port of Mombasa, cleared, and on their way to their destination.
After the merchandise failed to arrive at its intended destination within the stipulated period, Khadija filed a police report regarding its disappearance.
Detectives swung into action and through intelligence-led investigations, they established that the merchandise had been diverted to Ruiru, Kiambu county, and was offloaded into a warehouse within New Horizon Industrial Park.
The Ruiru based detectives further traced another batch of the stolen goods to Ongata Rongai and Kiserian, within Kajiado county, where three suspects were arrested in connection with the goods’ disappearance.
They include Joseph Njoroge,35, Mohamed Noor Sheikh,34, and 37-year-old Josphat Gitau who are currently cooling their heels in custody.
During the operation, 120 pieces of tires that were being loaded to trailers for transit were recovered.
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