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Inspector Kemei told the court that the investigation was launched on October 19, 2025, following intelligence reports that the Kenya Navy had intercepted a suspicious vessel believed to be involved in drug trafficking.
The devices include two Redmi phones, a Vocal Vo Core, a Poco, a Realme, a Thuraya satellite phone, and a GPS tracker, model XF-520, serial number 520244E1195. Inspector Shadrack Kemei has requested 30 days to conduct detailed forensic analysis and conclude investigations into the case.
Navy Deputy Commander Brigadier Sankale Kisua said the vessel, christened Mashallah, was intercepted about 630 kilometres east of Mombasa during an intelligence-driven mission dubbed Operation Bahari Safi.