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Two arrested for allegedly selling contaminated sugar

Officers recovered bags of various brands including Kabras and Ndhiwa sugar.

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by SHARON MWENDE

News23 May 2023 - 19:13
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In Summary


  • The suspect, only identified as Otieno, was arrested after a member of the public filed a report with police, after finding pellets in a bag of half a kilo of sugar he had bought.
  • During the arrest, officers recovered assorted sugar brands including 48kg of sugar in a 50kgs Brazilian bag, and 40 pieces of 1Kg packet of Kabras and Ndhiwa sugar.
A shoopkeeper and wholesaler arrested for allegedly selling suspected sugar at Riverside on May 23,2023.

Police officers on Tuesday arrested a shopkeeper suspected of selling contaminated sugar within Riverside.

The suspect, only identified as Otieno, was arrested after a member of the public filed a report with police, after finding pellets in a bag of half a kilo of sugar he had bought.

During the arrest, officers recovered assorted sugar brands including 48kg of sugar in a 50kgs Brazilian bag, and 40 pieces of 1Kg packet of Kabras and Ndhiwa sugar.

The suspect also led the officers to Njeka wholesale belonging to a Kamau, where they also seized more sugar.

It included 60 bags of 50kg bags, bearing different brands including Kakira sugar, Indian brown sugar, and Diamond sugar bag.

In another incident, officers from Kabete police station arrested two suspected criminals.

Kurt 21, was in possession of two firearms, a panga and motorcycle.

The second suspect Ngaira, 25, had two power banks, a WiFi router, a mobile phone - two power tablets and memory cards.

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