A suspected attempt to siphon jet fuel from Wilson Airport has been foiled after detectives from the Kenya Airport Police Unit (KAPU) intercepted a suspicious vehicle within the airport precincts.<\/p>\n
The operation led to the arrest of four suspects and the recovery of 800 litres of jet fuel.<\/p>\n
Detectives stopped a white Mitsubishi Canter, registration KBM 647D, which was found carrying four 200-litre drums of jet fuel. The vehicle had been moving within the airport area while attempting to pass as part of routine airport activity.<\/p>\n
Preliminary investigations indicate that the fuel was allegedly drained from an aircraft undergoing maintenance at the NASD hangar, operated by Airworks Aviation.<\/p>\n
Further checks revealed that the alleged owner of the consignment, Gladys Ndumba Kanairo, did not have a gate pass, while the vehicle lacked the required authorisation from the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) to transport petroleum products.<\/p>\n
Kanairo, the driver Timothy Wambugu Maina, and two accomplices Kennedy Njoka Kinuthia and Abdulmalik Musinga were arrested and are being processed for arraignment.<\/p>\n
The vehicle and the recovered fuel have been impounded and held as exhibits as investigations continue.<\/p>\n
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