Police on Friday morning arrested three people caught transporting  contraband goods in a lorry along Kericho-Litein road.

The National Police Service said in a statement that the lorry was intercepted by officers from Bureti Subcounty.

The three were booked at Kericho Police Station before being arraigned  in the afternoon.

"A multi-agency team comprising of Kenya Revenue Authority officers inspected the goods and established that the 1,100 cartons each containing 20 bottles of Best Classic Gin valued at Sh4.4 million were counterfeit," NPS said.

The suspects pleaded guilty before a Magistrate Court in Kericho and are awaiting sentencing on Monday, December 19.

NPS further said the lorry has been forfeited to the State while the counterfeit goods are condemned for destruction. - SHARON MWENDE, The Star