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Narcotics enforcement and arrests in Kenya

Overview

Law enforcement in Kenya has conducted several narcotics-related arrests involving different substances and methods of concealment.

In Nairobi, a woman was arrested after police discovered cannabis hidden inside a loaf of bread intended for a person in custody. A separate incident in Thika West involved a man who was apprehended following a motorcycle chase; police recovered 300 rolls of cannabis and three kilograms of the substance.

Later, at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, authorities intercepted a woman, identified as Jane Waithera Wateri, who was attempting to board a flight to Bangladesh. Wateri, who had been on a law enforcement watch list, was found in possession of approximately 3,383 grams of suspected cocaine with an estimated value of Ksh13,530,720.

Entities

Bernice Achieng · National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau · Jane Waithera Wateri · Kenya Airports Criminal Investigations · Kimuchu Police Station

Timeline

  1. 6 days ago

    [CRIME] 6 sources
    Woman arrested at JKIA with cocaine valued at Ksh13.5 million

    A wanted Kenyan woman was arrested at JKIA while attempting to flee to Bangladesh with cocaine valued at approximately Ksh13.5 million.

  2. 11 days ago

    [CRIME] 2 sources
    Nairobi police arrest woman for concealing cannabis in bread

    Police in Nairobi and Thika have arrested two individuals following the recovery of cannabis, including a woman caught attempting to deliver drugs concealed in bread to a suspect in custody.

Sources

kahawatungu.com · kenyans.co.ke · lankanewspapers.com · nairobileo.co.ke · nairobinews.co.ke · theglobalfilipinomagazine.com · uzalendonews.co.ke