Detectives based at the Economic and Commercial Crimes Unit Wednesday recovered a consignment of fake Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) stamps that had been shipped into the country and arrested one suspect.
The counterfeit stamps believed to have been imported into the country on March 7, 2023, were retrieved from a warehouse in Eastleigh, near Pumwani in Nairobi city.
They included six rolls each with 24,000 KRA counterfeit stamps, police said.
One suspect Alice Agnes Nyathira Mburu believed to be the owner was arrested and placed in custody at Muthaiga police station pending arraignment.
Police, anti-counterfeit and KRA officials have been camping at Eastleigh over claims of tax evasion nabbing counterfeited goods.
Last week, as part of the operations a consignment of alcoholic drinks bearing fake KRA stamps were recovered in Makueni county, in the ongoing government crackdown targeting traders engaging in tax evasion schemes.
In a raid conducted by detectives at a store in Kikima market, over 3,000 bottles of alcoholic drinks bearing fake KRA stamps were recovered and confiscated.
The raid followed intelligence led investigations by a joint team of detectives and KRA officials who raided the premises belonging to one Daniel Musau.
