Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) impounded two high-end vehicles at the port of Mombasa destined for Kampala, Uganda.
The vehicles, believed to have been stolen in the United Kingdom, had been concealed in a forty-foot container.
The operation was conducted after KRA received intelligence reports of the suspected stolen vehicles.
In a statement, KRA reported that the vehicles, a Range Rover Sport and a BMW X5, had been imported from the UK by Solomon Kola and the consignee listed was Alex Namanya of Kampala, Uganda.
KRA officer Kelvin Safari revealed that the importation documents indicated that the container was carrying one Mercedes Benz A180 and a BMW 125I Sport.
“But upon scanning of the container, a used Range Rover Sport HSE SDV6 and a Used BMW X5 were found,” Safari disclosed.
He also added that the authority was working with the local and international investigation and enforcement agencies with the aim of arresting and prosecuting those behind the international vehicles smuggling racket.
Last month, KRA reported that vehicles with foreign number plates were being driven in the country without valid permits.
On March 7, KRA officers intercepted three other high-end vehicles concealed as household goods that were on transit to Kampala.
Interpol confirmed that the vehicles had also been stolen from the UK.
