{
  "id": 13105180,
  "title": "KRA impounds 46 tonnes of smuggled sugar in Turkana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/kra-impounds-46-tonnes-of-smuggled-sugar-in-turkana",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T10:39:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/kra-impounds-46-tonnes-of-smuggled-sugar-in-turkana/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has seized at least 46 tonnes of uncustomed sugar which had been smuggled into the country in Lodwar, Turkana County. The intelligence-led operation intercepted two lorries which were loaded with a total of 920 bags of sugar, each weighing 50Kgs smuggled from Uganda. KRA Investigation and Enforcement Team conducted the operation […] The post KRA impounds 46 tonnes of…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "KRA Seizes 46 Tonnes of Smuggled Sugar in Lodwar, Intercepts More in Kakamega",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/kra-seizes-46-tonnes-of-smuggled-sugar-in-lodwar-intercepts-more-in",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:46:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "KRA seizes tonnes of smuggled sugar in Lodwar, intercepts more in Kakamega",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/kra-seizes-tonnes-of-smuggled-sugar-in-lodwar-intercepts-more-in",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:56:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "KRA seizes 46 tonnes of smuggled sugar in Lodwar as tax exposure hits Ksh12.7M",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/kra-seizes-46-tonnes-of-smuggled-sugar-in-lodwar-as-tax-exposure-hits",
        "published": "2026-10-09T09:40:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}