… Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU), alongside officers from the Shelly Beach Police Station, apprehended the suspect, seizing 170 kilograms of bhang in the process. …
Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations has trained specialised detectives from agencies including the Capital Markets Authority, Banking Fraud Investigation Unit, Insurance Fraud Investigation Unit and Anti-Narcotics Unit to trace illicit funds, recover criminal assets and disrupt sophisticated criminal networks. The training focuses on enhancing financial investigations, asset tracing and intelligence analysis to combat money laundering and organised financial crime.
Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations has trained specialised detectives from agencies including the Capital Markets Authority, Banking Fraud Investigation Unit, Insurance Fraud Investigation Unit and Anti-Narcotics Unit to trace illicit funds, recover criminal assets and disrupt sophisticated criminal networks. The training focuses on enhancing financial investigations, asset tracing and intelligence analysis to combat money laundering and organised financial crime.
Anti-narcotics detectives arrested four suspects, including a Serbian man and a Tanzanian woman, at Denluck Apartments in Nairobi following an intelligence-led operation. Officers recovered suspected cannabis sativa and drug distribution equipment including weighing scales, packaging materials, and other items.
Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit arrested five suspects and recovered suspected cannabis sativa worth Sh4.2 million in separate operations across Kilifi, Nyeri, and Nyandarua counties. The seizures included 142 kilogrammes from Kilifi, 18 kilogrammes from Nyeri, and 1,000 grammes plus 850 rolls from Nyandarua.
Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit and Transnational Organised Crime Unit arrested two suspects, Nasiim Abdallah and Trevas Mungai Okoth, at an auto spare shop in Ruaka following a raid that recovered four bales of cannabis sativa, 12 carrier bags of bhang, and 26 zip-lock bags of bhang.
Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit and Mombasa County police arrested two suspects in Kwa Hola Village after recovering narcotics including 902 rolls of bhang, three kilograms of skunk, and 300 grammes of heroin with an estimated street value of Ksh.2.19 million from a house being used as a drug distribution point.
DCI officers arrested seven people across the country in four days and recovered suspected narcotics including cannabis sativa and skunk. In Mombasa, two suspects were arrested and narcotics worth Sh2.19 million were recovered; in Nairobi, a Nigerian national was arrested with narcotics of unknown value.
Detectives in Kilifi County arrested a woman following the recovery of 150 rolls of bhang from her residence during a raid. The suspect is in custody pending arraignment, and the narcotics have been secured as evidence.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations' Anti-Narcotics Unit recovered suspected heroin and cannabis sativa in Nairobi, Kitui and Taita Taveta counties, arresting one man in Taita Taveta identified as Charles Mwakala Mngolia, 42, who is suspected to be the mastermind of illicit drug trade. Officers also conducted a raid in Lang'ata, Nairobi, where they recovered seven sacks of suspected cannabis sativa, along with weighing scales and packaging materials from a residential house believed to be used as a storage and distribution point.
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations arrested a 68-year-old woman and recovered packages of dry green plant material suspected to be narcotic drugs during an operation in Nairobi. Officers intercepted a motorcycle at Mutete Flats following a tip-off and later extended the operation to a residence where additional suspected narcotics and packaging materials were recovered.
Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit and Transnational Organised Crime Unit intercepted cannabis sativa shipments on the Nairobi–Nakuru highway and at Malaba border, arresting two suspects. Preliminary investigations indicate the narcotics were destined for distribution in Nairobi.
Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit apprehended a 34-year-old suspect in Mombasa's Tonge Nyama area, seizing 170 kilograms of bhang hidden in sacks and carrier bags. Separately, police arrested four people in Nakuru County and seized cannabis worth over Sh500,000 along with illicit alcohol and ethanol.