Kisii Central DCI detectives have retrieved an explosives stockpile and taken into custody two individuals who were discovered to be in possession of the goods.
The explosives were recovered and the arrests were made in response to intelligence information, the DCI said in a statement on Monday evening.
When police intercepted the trailer the two male suspects, ages 28 and 49, were traveling in, they were taken into custody near Kisii-Oyugis Road.
During a search, officers found, concealed in plain sight, three cartons containing 459 pieces of water gel explosives (V6) and two detonating cords. The DCI stated that as detectives continue their investigation, the accused are being detained lawfully at the Mosocho Police Station.
He stated that while the two are being prepared for their arraignment, the explosives and the vehicle are being kept as exhibits.
A fuel-sensitized explosive mixture called water gel explosive is made up of an aqueous ammonium nitrate solution that serves as the oxidant.
They are now the most popular civil blasting agents, nearly totally replacing dynamite in the majority of countries.
This is due to the fact that water gel explosives are generally safer and easier to use than dynamite, and they also tend to be less toxic and hazardous to manufacture, transport, and store.
They are frequently employed in the mining industry, such as in quarries to blast stone, and are also less expensive than traditional explosives.
