By STELLA CHERONOMore by this AuthorThe Kenya Revenue Authority has seized a shipment of smuggled ethanol declared as imported spaghetti at the Inland Container Depot in Nairobi. The consignment was intercepted by the KRA Customs and Border Control unit on Wednesday. The 57,600 litres of ethanol had been neatly filled in 288 drums before loading in the four shipping containers. Mr Safari said the authority used advanced cargo x-ray scanners that detected discrepancies, leading to a physical inspection of the containers. He added that the containers were imported by Ms Erikan Holdings Limited had been masked with a total of 10,600 packages of spaghetti.

Source: Daily Nation May 15, 2019 12:00 UTC