NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept 1 – The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Anti-Narcotics Unit detectives have apprehended two suspects in connection with the ongoing operation targeting drug traffickers in the country.
The two, a Nigerian national Michael Adeyemi Adedji and a Kenyan Selina Ndinda Ndonyo were arrested at Umoja Innercore in Nairobi following intelligence leads according to the DCI.
“A search in their house resulted to recovery of four African made handbags with false sides each containing a package of white powdery substance suspected to be cocaine,” DCI said Thursday.
Further search led to recovery of a separate red bag containing three packages of a similar highly addictive drug.
All the substances were seized, weighed and found to be approximately 2,100gms.
The suspects have been placed in custody pending arraignment.
The arrest comes a day after a similar operation which saw detectives arrest four foreigners believed to be Tanzanians and dozens of pellets suspected to be cocaine recovered from their house in Kitengela’s Kajiado area.
During the Tuesday operation, a total of 143 pellets containing the highly addictive substance were recovered by Anti-Narcotics detectives, stashed in empty packets of fruit juice.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said that a further search led to the recovery of digital weighing machines, $245USD, Sh 26,100, Tsh11,000, Indian Rupees and mobile phones.
“Also recovered in the 3am raid were identification documents belonging to the suspects Ali Abubakar, Mohammed Kassim, Saad Salim and Rosse Paul Tito,” the DCI said
A fifth suspect Nancy Munyota was also arrested.
The five suspects are currently in custody assisting detectives with investigations.
