Kenyan police have seized 454 kilogrammes of methamphetamine valued at an estimated $27 million in an operation targeting international drug trafficking networks.
Three suspects, including two Tanzanians and a Ugandan, were arrested along Kenya’s coast following an intelligence-led operation involving Kenyan anti-narcotics officers and Tanzanian authorities.
Police said the investigation followed the arrest of a key suspect in Tanzania the previous week.
The suspect reportedly led officers to a location in Msambweni, where the drugs were discovered.
Authorities also seized two vehicles and a motorcycle, while further arrests brought the total number of suspects detained across Kenya and Tanzania to seven.
Aretas Lyimo, head of Tanzania’s Drug Control and Enforcement Authority, said preliminary investigations suggested that the network operated across several countries, including Afghanistan, South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.
The four suspects arrested in Kenya remain in custody as investigations continue.
