DRUG PEDDLERS NABBED AS DETECTIVES SEIZE SH4M HEROIN IN UTANGE
The long arm of the law has caught up with two drug peddlers after hawk-eyed detectives swooped in and netted heroin worth over Sh4 million in Utange, Mombasa County.
In a coordinated raid, officers drawn from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU), the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) and Kiembeni Police Station arrested Tawaida Ali Said and Shamim Abubakar, bringing their alleged trade to a halt.
Acting on solid intelligence, the multi-agency team stormed a residential house hidden behind a towering perimeter wall in Barawa area, Kisauni Sub-County. A thorough search of the home uncovered several neatly packed sachets of heroin stashed inside two bedrooms. But that was just the tip of the iceberg; a further search of the compound led to the discovery of another package of heroin cunningly buried in a hole, tucked away in a corner of the compound, clearly meant to beat the system.
By the end of the operation, officers had recovered 1,346 grams of heroin with an estimated street value of Sh4,092,000, alongside a digital weighing machine and a drying machine, evidence of a well-oiled illicit business.
The suspects are currently cooling their heels in police custody as detectives wrap up investigations ahead of their arraignment.
Through sustained intelligence-led operations and multi-agency collaboration, the DCI remains committed in dismantling trafficking networks and keeping narcotics off the Kenyan streets.
#FichuaKwaDCI. Call 0800 722 203 (Toll-free) or WhatsApp at 0709 570 000 to report anonymously. Usiogope!
