A Nigerian man and a Kenyan national have been
arrested following a coordinated anti-narcotics operation in Kenya.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
confirmed the arrests in a statement released on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. The
operation was carried out by detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) in
collaboration with the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU), targeting a
suspected drug trafficking network.
According to the DCI, the team initially acted on
intelligence suggesting that suspects were planning a narcotics transaction in
Machakos County. However, upon arrival, officers discovered that the meeting
had been called off.
Acting on fresh real-time intelligence from covert
sources, the operation was redirected to Ruaka in Kiambu County, where a
breakthrough was made.
A search conducted at a residence in Mbuti Apartment,
Ruaka, led to the discovery of suspected narcotic substances packaged in
pellets, along with digital weighing scales, multiple mobile phones, foreign
passports, and cash in both Kenyan and Nigerian currencies.
Two suspects—Okeke Ikechukwu, a Nigerian national, and
Alex Opondo, a Kenyan—were arrested at the scene.
They were subsequently taken to Ruaraka and Pangani
Police Stations for processing, while the recovered items have been secured for
forensic examination.
Authorities say the suspects are expected to be
arraigned in court as investigations continue to identify other members of the
trafficking network and dismantle the operation.
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