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The suspicious parcel, which had been declared as “handmade bags and clothes”, was intercepted during a multi-agency operation led by the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) at the UPS-G4S facility within the KQ Shed at the airport.
The operation began after officers acted on intelligence that pointed to a network distributing narcotics in Mombasa. Detectives first moved in on 43-year-old Tito Paul Mulu in the Port Reitz area of Changamwe, where he was taken into custody on suspicion of involvement in drug distribution.
The driver was arrested and the vehicle detained as another suspect escaped and remains on the run. Authorities say investigations are ongoing as efforts to curb illicit trade continue across Kenya.
The Justice Department alleges that the group includes senior political figures and high-ranking law enforcement officials who used their positions of power to support cartel activities. Authorities further claim they “abused their authority in support of the cartel, exposed and subjected victims to threats and violence.”
In a second operation at the Kenya–Uganda border, officers based at Malaba Police Station stopped another attempt to smuggle drugs into the country. The suspect, Julius Okadapao, a 31-year-old Ugandan national, was arrested at the Posta area in Malaba after his luggage raised suspicion among officers on duty.
The DPP opposed the appeal, arguing that Kenya can still lawfully cooperate with other countries in criminal matters under international law. Prosecutors relied on Article 6 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, saying it provides a legal basis for extradition in such cases.
area. Detectives acted on information that led them to a house along Mwatela Road, off the Watamu–Gede Road, where the suspect was found inside at the time of the raid.
Chan Thao Phoumy, a 62-year-old Frenchman born in Laos, was executed, "despite the efforts of the French authorities, including efforts to obtain a pardon on humanitarian grounds for our compatriot", said a ministry statement.
The early Thursday operation was carried out by officers from NACADA’s Nairobi headquarters, who mounted a coordinated raid on the suspect’s residence and linked commercial premises.
Police in Kwale County seized 1,858 rolls of cannabis in an intelligence-led raid in Msambweni, arresting one suspect as part of a wider crackdown on drug networks threatening local communities.
The intelligence-led operation targeted a vehicle intercepted near Spur Mall in Gwa Kairu, Kiambu County.
Police in Busia County intercepted a motorcycle near the Kenya–Uganda border, seizing about 100kg of suspected cannabis and arresting a suspect, in an intensified anti-narcotics crackdown.