TERROR ALERT! Police Intercept Vehicle Carrying Explosives, Sodium Cyanide
Police personnel on the Isebania border stopped a vehicle carrying suspected hazardous chemicals and explosives thought to have been smuggled into the country from neighboring Tanzania.
The operation, carried out on Friday by officers from Isebania Police Station in Kuria West Sub-County, targeted a white Toyota Probox believed to have entered Kenya through the porous Nyang’iti border crossing.
According to a police complaint, the driver abandoned the vehicle and ran on foot after seeing cops signal him to stop. A manhunt has begun to find the suspect.
Officers discovered 12 drums of sodium cyanide, each measuring 50 kilos.
They also uncovered two cartons of V6 Explogel explosives, disguised in brown packaging.
Police say investigations are ongoing to determine the consignment’s origin and eventual destination.
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‘’We remain vigilant in safeguarding our borders and protecting the public from dangerous and illegal consignments,’’ the police report read in part.
Sodium cyanide, an extremely poisonous chemical, is often employed in gold mining to extract valuable metals from ore.
While it has valid industrial applications, its handling and transit are closely controlled due to its dangerous nature.
Exposure can occur via inhalation, ingestion, or skin contact, and even small doses can be lethal if not handled properly.
In contrast, V6 Explogel is a commercial explosive that is commonly used to crush rock and earth in quarrying, mining, and large-scale building operations.
The developments come at a time when intelligence operatives are on high alert after anti-terror police officers thwarted a planned terror attack within Nairobi, allegedly linked to people suspected to be Al-Shabaab militants.
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The officers on Wednesday, February 18, said the intervention followed close monitoring as investigators tracked their movements, communications, and logistical networks of the terrorists.
During the operation, the specialised police units seized 13 men at a hideout in Kajiado County.
Additionally, five AK-47 assault rifles, one Makarov pistol with 24 rounds, 20 magazines with 600 rounds of ammunition, and six hand grenades for close attacks were also recovered.
Preliminary investigations suggest the suspects were allegedly plotting to attack during the holy month of Ramadan, a period observed by Muslims worldwide through prayer and fasting within densely populated areas in the city.
TERROR ALERT! Police Intercept Vehicle Carrying Explosives, Sodium Cyanide
