Kenyan anti-narcotics detectives on Thursday nabbed two men for trafficking heroin in the coastal city of Mombasa.
Following a tip-off, detectives arrested the suspects, aged 34 and 24, in an apartment in a crime-infested district of Mombasa, said Johnstone Ipara, the port city’s police commander.
The police also seized several packets of white powder and one million shillings (9,655 U.S. dollars) of cash on the spot, believed to be proceeds from the illegal trade, the Kenyan Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) tweeted later in the day.
TWO suspected Drug Traffickers were today morning arrested at Bamburi, Mombasa by @DCI_Kenya Anti Narcotics Detectives following the recovery of several Packets of suspected #Heroin & over Ksh. 1 Million in cash from their House. Both placed in custody and investigations ongoing. pic.twitter.com/HuPLHpdnit
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) July 25, 2019
Further testing ascertained that the confiscated drugs were heroin, the DCI said.
Further testing ascertained that the confiscated drugs were #Heroin pic.twitter.com/vnL7JLNAdC
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) July 25, 2019
Ipara told reporters that the case is still under investigation.
Drug seizures have become a common phenomenon in Mombasa, a critical logistics hub in Kenya.
The DCI made good on a another bust on Friday in the country’s capital city. Similarly two other suspects were detained by law enforcement. The Kenyan suspects were nabbed with 400 kilos of Marijuana.
TWO suspects of Trafficking in Narcotics were yesterday arrested by #Detectives at Kamulu in Kayole following a raid in their House that saw over 400Kgs of #Bhang & 19 Motorvehicle No. Plates recovered. Both suspects; James Oluoch (30 yrs) & Isaac Odhiambo (45 yrs) in custody. pic.twitter.com/ZNwl8raKGt
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) July 26, 2019
