Two people have been arrested after police intercepted a vehicle carrying 1.5 tonnes of uncustomed sugar in Busia.
The two suspects, identified as Abdi Ahmed, 31, and Said Mustafa, 24, were arrested by officers from Busia Police Station while patrolling the border area.
Police said the suspects were travelling in a Toyota Probox, registration number KDJ 561V, when officers stopped the vehicle at Velasco area in Busia Township.
After a search on the vehicle, 30 bags of sugar were recovered, each weighing 50 kilogrammes.
As per the police, the sugar was smuggled in to Kenya through the ungazetted route in the Kenya-Uganda border.
It is said that the suspects smuggled the sugar in to the country by entering the country through an unmanned entry point which is not meant for border crossing.
The seized vehicle along with the sugar were taken to the Busia Police Station where both were booked after the suspects were booked.
Police are hopeful to charge the two suspects while investigations are still ongoing regarding the case of the suspected smuggling.
Seizure comes at the time when police are stepping up their security measures along the border routes used to avoid customs and taxes.
The National Police Service continues to go after economic crimes such as smuggling goods into the country.
The members of the public are being urged to report any criminal activity to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations via the toll free number 0800 722 203 or WhatsApp number 0709 570 000.
