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BY OUR REPORTER
Kenya has
repatriated to the United Kingdom four vehicles alleged to have gone
missing and shipped into the country in April.
The high
end vehicles include a black Range Rover Sport Vogue Autobiography, a black
range rover sport, a white Mercedes Benz GLE and a Black Range Rover Sports Autobiography.
A security multi agency team drawn from the Director
of Criminal Investigation Kenya Revenue Authority, the Interpol Kenya, National
Crime Agency and the National Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service NaVCIS based
in the United Kingdom and local UK police from Sea Ports around London led the crackdown
leading to the seizure.
They were
seized during the visit of the previous visit of the British High Commissioner to
the Mombasa port on April 24th 2019.
The stolen
vehicles have been reported by their owners in the UK with each car retailing
at over ksh 10 million.
The vehicles
had been destined for various countries in East Africa many of them through the
port of Mombasa.
The coordination
between different Kenyan government agencies in partnership with the
international security agents has since then recovered more than 20 high end
vehicles stolen from the UK and all valued at Ksh 130 million.
In a
joint press release to the media on Friday by KRA KPA and the DCI reiterated
their commitment in combating serious organized crime impacting Kenyans.
Detectives
have further confirmed that the four vehicles were shipped into the illegally without
paying taxes.
Once received
in the UK the vehicles will be taken to their owners after being identified.
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