Bags of coffee recovered on Monday hidden in a rental house in Juja, Kiambu County. Photo en.igihe.com
Over 400 bags of coffee were recovered on Monday hidden in a rental house in Juja, Kiambu County, they could have been stolen from Uganda, police have said.Central Region Police Coordinator Larry Kieng’, said preliminary findings show that the coffee was intercepted while in transit from Uganda.“We are still trying to verify the actual source but we have information that it could have been intercepted while being transported from Uganda to the Coast,” said Mr Kieng’.The coffee, valued at Sh16 million, was seized by police following a tip from residents who spotted people removing the bags from trucks to a rental house that is still under construction.A police raid on the house led to the arrest of four suspects, who had no documents to prove they own the valuable produce.“The suspects are being interrogated by our officers as we [investigate] the origin of the coffee and where it was headed,” said the regional police boss.