Wednesday, March, 18 2026 - A Nigerian man and one other were arrested during an anti-narcotics operation in Kenya.
Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) disclosed this
in a statement on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
According to the statement, detectives from the
Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU), in collaboration with officers from the
Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU), conducted an intelligence-led
operation targeting a suspected narcotics trafficking network.
Acting on credible intelligence that suspects were planning
a narcotics exchange in Stock inauguration, Machakos County, the team responded
swiftly.
However, upon arrival, it was established that the
planned meeting had been aborted.
Based on real-time information from covert sources, the
operation was redirected to Ruaka, Kiambu County.
A search at a house within Mbuti Apartment, Ruaka, led to
the recovery of several exhibits including pellets and packages of substances
suspected to be narcotic drugs, digital weighing scales, mobile phones, foreign
passports, and cash in both Kenyan and Nigerian currencies.
Two suspects were arrested during the operation: Okeke
Ikechukwu, a Nigerian national and Alex Opondo, a Kenyan national.
The suspects were escorted to Ruaraka and Pangani Police
Stations for processing. All recovered exhibits have been secured for forensic
analysis.
The suspects are expected to be arraigned in court today as
investigations continue to trace additional suspects and dismantle the wider
trafficking network.
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