KDF Officer Arrested In Possession Of Narcotic Drugs In Mombasa
Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) announced on Sunday that they had apprehended an army officer and several other suspects during a four-day operation in several estates in the Coastal Region.
According to the agency’s statement, the operation targeted drug dens in the Kengeleni, Magodoroni, and Shanzu areas, as well as Kisumu Ndogo, Sea Breeze within Malindi township, and Timboni in Watamu.
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officer, whose identity was concealed, was arrested alongside a juvenile after being found with narcotic drugs.
The drugs included heroin, marijuana, and diazepam, among others.
“In the fight against counterfeit goods, the multi-agency team visited several shops where a search was conducted and counterfeited sportswear recovered,” read the statement in part.
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In one of the locations, 27 pieces of various counterfeited sportswear were recovered, while 204 more pieces were found at another raid at China Mall along Digo Road.
Operation Usalama – Coast Region was carried out by DCI in collaboration with other agencies, including law enforcement and non-governmental organizations.
“Operation Usalama is the brainchild of The Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation (EAPCCO), a regional police body whose membership consists of Chiefs of Police of the 14 countries and the Southern African Regional Police Chiefs Co-operation Organisation (SARPCCO) which is principally responsible for the prevention and combating of Cross-border and Transnational Organised Crimes,” DCI added.
Previously, between 2013 and 2023, the bodies organised and carried out five simultaneous operations in both regions under the codename USALAMA I-IX.
The operations aimed to strengthen the fight against transnational crime in the two regions.
KDF Officer Arrested In Possession Of Narcotic Drugs In Mombasa
