He confirmed that three lorries carrying suspected contraband sugar were seized on Tuesday 21st August 2018 and are being held at Wajir police station. The sugar, weighing 36 tonnes, was nabbed in Wajir and is believed to be from Somalia.
691 cartons of contraband cigarettes from Sudan have also been seized in Lokichogio concealed in soft drinks containers.
Wanyama says that a suspect has been arrested in connection with the cigarettes whose value is estimated at Kshs 51,825,000 that was being transported through Nadapal in Turkana.