200 MILLION WORTH SMUGGLED CIGARETTES SEIZED

A multi-agency team led by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has intercepted a 40-foot container at the Port of Mombasa carrying 9.5 million illicit cigarettes disguised as sanitary towels, valued at Sh200 million, that could have cost the country Sh76 million in lost tax revenue. The intercepted consignment, packed in 954 boxes, is a breakthrough in the ongoing war against illicit trade and tax evasion. Each box contained 500 packets, each with 20 cigarettes.