Police seize narcotics worth KSh 3.6 billion in Kenya-Tanzania operation

JEFF: Police have recovered 454 kilograms of narcotics with an estimated street value of 3.6 billion shillings and arrested three suspects in an intelligence-led operation involving Kenyan and Tanzanian security agencies. OLIVE: The operation, conducted by the National Police Service in collaboration with multi-agency security teams, followed actionable intelligence that led to the arrest of a key suspect in Tanzania. The suspect then led investigators to Shirazi village in Msambweni, Kwale County, where premises linked to another suspected accomplice were identified. JEFF: Officers also seized two motor vehicles and a motorcycle believed to be connected to the drug trafficking network. The three suspects, two Tanzanian nationals and a woman believed to be a Ugandan national, remain in police custody as investigations continue.