Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters have arrested four suspects, including two foreign nationals, in a crackdown on narcotics trafficking in Nairobi.
In a statement on Tuesday, June 9, DCI said the four were nabbed during a raid conducted on Monday evening at Denluck Apartment.
“Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) based at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Headquarters have arrested four suspects, including two foreign nationals, following a successful intelligence-led operation targeting narcotics trafficking within Nairobi,” read the statement in part.
The suspects include: Gabriel Moses Mathai, 26, Gerald Otieno, 28, Danilo Pejevic, a 25-year-old Serbian national, and Lukundo Samuel Sikombe, a 25-year-old Tanzanian national.
During the operation, detectives recovered quantities of suspected cannabis sativa in the form of greenish dry plant material concealed in a bluish basin and a black polythene bag.
Detectives also seized several items believed to have been used in the processing, packaging and distribution of narcotic drugs.
The items included a weighing scale, scissors, three lighters, Rizla rolling papers, a crusher, rolling flags, and multiple small envelopes commonly used for packaging narcotics.
The four suspects were escorted to Muthaiga Police Station, where they are currently being held pending completion of investigations and subsequent arraignment.
All recovered exhibits were secured and transferred to DCI Headquarters for safe custody, documentation and forensic analysis as investigations continue.
“The Directorate of Criminal Investigations remains steadfast in the fight against trafficking and abuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and continues to urge members of the public to volunteer information that may aid ongoing operations against the vice,” DCI stated.
This comes a day after detectives in Mombasa dismantled a drug trafficking ring, apprehending three traffickers and seizing cannabis sativa worth Sh6,000, 000.
The operation unfolded in Mtopanga Area, in Mombasa County, where detectives acted on a tip-off that led them to a two-bedroom house bustling with illicit activity.
