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Key suspect in Coast drug cartel arrested in dawn raid
Farhiya Hussein  |  Oct 21, 2024

The raid, described by police as a “surprise sting operation,” followed weeks of meticulous surveillance and investigation into the activities of the...

Authorities arrest two suspects, seize bhang worth Sh9 million in Kwale
Farhiya Hussein  |  Sep 23, 2024

The operation took place in Diani, with a combined effort from detectives of the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) Mombasa and the Directorate of Criminal Inv...

Four suspects arrested, bhang worth Sh1.7m recovered in Kilifi
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jul 28, 2024

The operation, supported by officers from Malindi, resulted in the suspects being booked at Kilifi Police Station. The four will be arraigned on Monda...

Woman detained after drug bust in Kwale
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jun 05, 2024

Officers from the Transnational Organised Crime Unit in Mombasa, with assistance from the Mackinnon Road Police Station, conducted the operation on Tu...

Two women suspected of drug trafficking arrested in Mombasa, cocaine sachets recovered
Farhiya Hussein  |  May 26, 2024

Detectives are also pursuing a 29-year-old man suspected of violent robbery and drug trafficking after a raid on his residence in Meru County led to t...

How Police arrested suspect with Sh1.8M cocaine inside Nairobi-bound bus
Waweru Wairimu  |  Apr 26, 2024

Detectives established that the 24-year-old suspect had swallowed more drugs which he intended to egest at his destination.

Another suspected drug dealer arrested in Mombasa, heroin, cocaine recovered
Farhiya Hussein  |  Apr 17, 2024

The arrest comes days after another joint intelligence-led operation by the unit led to the arrest of another drug trafficker Salim Kilanga Mwinyi in...

Kenya leads East Africa region in criminality - report
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 14, 2024

On Saturday, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura revealed that the country is currently hosting about 200,000 undocumented immigrants and displaced f...

Suspected drug trafficker arrested in Mombasa, Sh1.7m recovered
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 13, 2024

The police said the heroin weighed 169.18 grammes with an estimated market price of Sh507,540.

Coast drug baron Swaleh Yusuf Ahmed found dead in Kilifi
Farhiya Hussein  |  Mar 18, 2024

The drug trafficker who was reported missing a week ago was found dead on Monday at a thicket with gun wounds in the Msumarini area within Kilifi Coun...

Suspected drug trafficker Said Ali arrested in Kilifi
Farhiya Hussein  |  Feb 14, 2024

Said Ali has been on police radar for being among the most active drug distributors who operate a network of peddlers within Kwale County.

Kwale governor steps up fight against illicit drugs
Farhiya Hussein  |  Jan 19, 2024

Kwale county boss urged the local security chiefs to redouble efforts against drug kingpins in the region

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