Detectives Arrest 8 Human Trafficking Victims In Kitale
On Friday, detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested eight foreigners in Kitale, Trans Nzoia County, on suspicion of illegally entering the country.
The male suspects included eight Somali and Ugandan nationals. They were apprehended alongside three Kenyans suspected of sneaking into the country in a chauffeured vehicle.
“As hawkshaws intensify pursuit for undocumented foreign nationals sneaking into the country for unestablished businesses,” read DCI’s post on X.
“11 male suspects have been rounded up in Kitale in an intelligence-led operation conducted by the DCI Operation Support Unit (OSU).”
According to the DCI, the suspects were on their way to Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate from Uganda.
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As hawkshaws intensify pursuit for undocumented foreign nationals sneaking into the country for unestablished businesses, 11 male suspects have been rounded up in Kitale in an intelligence-led operation conducted by the DCI Operation… pic.twitter.com/Eg7wln72Gm
“The eleven who were headed to Nairobi’s Eastleigh area from Uganda included three Kenyan men and eight Somalia and Uganda nationals, chauffeured in a Toyota Hiace Reg No. KCF 860E,” the DCI said in a statement on X.
“After fruitless efforts to slide away from the police shadow closing in on them, the vehicle driver pulled over in surrender, hence the arrest and detention of the suspects at Tarakwa Police Station.”
The DCI’s Anti-Terror Police Unit (ATPU) is currently questioning the suspects about their activities in the country.
ATPU is investigating the possibility that the foreigners are victims of human trafficking.
Detectives Arrest 8 Human Trafficking Victims In Kitale
