Nairobi, Feb. 24 -- On January 16,2026 officers from the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) intercepted contraband cigarettes worth Sh218 million at the Port of Mombasa.

A statement for the KRA said the 9.3 million sticks were intercepted after a 40-foot container docked at the Mombasa port.

A multi-agency inspection team noted that a consignment of 937 cartons containing 9.37 million sticks was labelled 'made in Sudan', even though the country of origin was indicated as Cambodia.

Earlier on December 11, 2025, the KRA said it had unearthed a well-orchestrated cigarettes concealment and smuggling scheme along the Kenyan border with South Sudan.

Investigators said an operation along the Northern corridor tracked a 40-foot container from Sout...