ONE NABBED AS WAR ON NARCOTICS SHIFTS TO A HIGHER GEAR

An Intelligence led operation by detectives from the Anti-narcotics Unit, along with colleagues from Lari police station, has led to the arrest of a suspect and seizure of suspected narcotic drugs in Lari area along Nakuru- Nairobi highway today.

During the operation, the hawk eyed officers intercepted an Isuzu D-Max Reg. No. KBK 030J which was being driven by the suspect namely Francis Kairu where a search revealed a cache of drugs hidden in a concealed compartment.

The suspect and the motor vehicle were escorted to DCI headquarters where a thorough search was conducted resulting to recovery of 80 bales of dry green plant material suspected to be narcotic drugs concealed in a false compartment of the motor vehicle.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations reiterates it's resolve to combat the sale, distribution, and consumption of illicit drugs in our country.