{"id":111637,"date":"2025-03-09T10:03:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T10:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/03\/09\/dci-detectives-nab-two-suspects-in-eldama-ravine-ethanol-smuggling-bust\/"},"modified":"2025-03-09T10:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T10:03:22","slug":"dci-detectives-nab-two-suspects-in-eldama-ravine-ethanol-smuggling-bust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dci-detectives-nab-two-suspects-in-eldama-ravine-ethanol-smuggling-bust\/","title":{"rendered":"DCI detectives nab two suspects in Eldama Ravine ethanol smuggling bust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 9 \u2013 Detectives from Eldama Ravine Police Station apprehended two individuals suspected of smuggling ethanol following a operation in Benonin area along Makutano Road.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) said Saturday that the suspects were caught in the act while transporting the contraband, following an anonymous tip-off.<\/p>\n<p>The duo, identified as Shadrack Kemboi, the driver, and his accomplice, Daniel Ruto, were intercepted while traveling in a black Prado.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA quick search led to the recovery of 47 twenty-five-liter jerrycans filled with ethanol,\u201d DCI said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, officers found an extra vehicle registration plate during the search.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects were immediately taken into custody and are currently being processed as they await pending theor arraignment in court.<\/p>\n<p>The seized ethanol, vehicle, and number plates remain in police custody as critical evidence in the ongoing investigation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 9 \u2013 Detectives from Eldama Ravine Police Station apprehended two individuals suspected of smuggling ethanol following a operation in Benonin area along Makutano Road. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations(DCI) said Saturday that the suspects were caught in the act while transporting the contraband, following an anonymous tip-off. The duo, identified as Shadrack [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111637"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111637\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}