Authorities are now pursuing critical leads to identify those behind a cache of ammunition that was being transported by a bus intercepted at Kanyonyoo along the Thika\u2013Garissa Highway.<\/p>\n
The bus, registration number KCW 208A, belonging to Buscar Sacco, was en route from Lamu to Nairobi when it was flagged down Sunday for a routine check by a multi-agency security team thwarting what could have been a serious security threat.<\/p>\n
A search of the vehicle\u2019s boot led officers to a suspicious blue metallic box. Upon opening it, they uncovered the haul: 19 rounds of 7.62x51mm G3 live ammunition, 116 rounds of 7.62x39mm AK-47 live ammunition, two empty AK-47 magazines, two machetes, a complete set of GSU ceremonial attire, two GSU combat jackets, three jungle green trousers, a GSU red beret, among other items.<\/p>\n
Preliminary investigations indicate that the box had been booked as a parcel at the Mokowe booking office in Lamu County, destined for Nairobi, without any sender details attached\u2014raising serious concerns.<\/p>\n
The driver, Said Abdulrazak Ahmed Abadalla, and the conductor, Bernard Ochieng Odhiambo, are currently in police custody, assisting with investigations as authorities work to dismantle the criminal network.<\/p>\n
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