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Police in Kiambu seized 1,140 rolls of cannabis in Ruaka and arrested a suspect, stepping up an anti-narcotics crackdown targeting urban drug networks and urging public cooperation.
Acting on intelligence about planned drug exchanges, officers seized narcotics, cash, mobile phones, and foreign passports. Authorities said investigations are ongoing to dismantle the wider trafficking network and trace additional suspects.
Officers recovered 46 bales of the narcotic from an abandoned vehicle at Malaha Junction. The National Police Service said investigations are ongoing as authorities intensify efforts to curb drug trafficking in the region.
According to the statement by DCI on Friday, the seized narcotics, including heroin and other suspected drugs, were valued at approximately Sh4.6 million. Authorities confirmed that all suspects are in custody pending court arraignment as operations continue to clamp down on the illicit trade.
Police said that during the operation, officers recovered over 200 large rolls of suspected cannabis sativa from the location. A further search of the house where the suspects were staying uncovered additional items that investigators believe could be linked to unlawful activities.
The dramatic pursuit unfolded late at night after officers received intelligence on a suspected trafficker moving a large consignment of cannabis in a white Toyota Probox. Authorities had laid an ambush in the Munju area, hoping to intercept the vehicle.
During the operation, officers recovered an AK47 rifle, a magazine and twelve rounds of ammunition. More than 35 kilograms of suspected narcotics were also seized, including bhang, heroin and cocaine.
The operation, described by authorities as intelligence-led, marks a significant step in the ongoing fight against drug trafficking and organized crime along the coast.
Senior Principal Magistrate Irene Gichobi at the JKIA Law Courts ruled that Netima Ngamsap had violated the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act.
The accused; Jaseem Darzadeh Nia, Nadeem Jadgal, Hassan Baloch, Raheem Baksh, Imran Baloch, and Imtiyaz Daryay; appeared before Chief Magistrate Anthony Mwicigi, requesting that the charges be read afresh, claiming they had not fully understood them when they initially pleaded guilty a fortnight ago.
The driver and conductor, both Tanzanian nationals, were arrested after sniffer dogs from the Police Dog Unit detected the concealed narcotics during what the crew believed was a “routine roadside check.”
In the first operation, ANU detectives from Nakuru, acting on what police described as “credible intelligence,” teamed up with officers from the Dog Unit to intercept a silver Toyota Voxy along the Kabarak–Nakuru Road.