LEBANESE NARCOTERRORISM SUSPECT DEPORTED
DCI Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) detectives have today handed over for extradition one Mr Antoine Kassis- a Lebanese national and a suspect of Narcoterrorism and Money laundering.
Antoine, a fugitive, was arrested earlier this year by the detectives who were acting on a Red Notice from NCB Washington, USA and an arrest warrant from the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Upon arrest at a hotel within Kiambu county, Antoine who had earlier arrived onboard a Qatar Airways plane was taken to Gigiri Police Station pending arraignment in court for the start of the extradition process.
On conclusion of the process, the suspect was today handed over to US security agents as per Milimani Magistrate's Court order in case number MCCR Misc/E1025/2025 dated 16th April, 2025 and ODPP's warrant of surrender dated 2nd May, 2025.
The fugitive was escorted by DEA Special Agents alongside a Senior Prosecutor from the office of Director of Public Prosecutions Kenya (ODPP).
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations reiterates its commitment to continue working with local and foreign law enforcement agents to make Kenya unattractive for transnational criminals, manufacturers, sellers and consumers of illicit drugs, money launderers, terrorists and any other law breakers.
