Police have arrested three foreign nationals and recovered 454 kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine valued at approximately KSh3.6 billion in a major anti-narcotics operation in Kwale County.
The suspects comprise two Tanzanian nationals and a Ugandan woman. The seizure followed a multi-agency operation led by the National Anti-Narcotics Bureau (NANB), Coast Region, after intelligence linked the suspects to a separate drug seizure in Tanzania.
The operation was reportedly launched following the arrest of a 45-year-old Tanzanian national, identified as Saleh Khamis, on November 5, 2026, over alleged drug trafficking.
Khamis was subsequently handed over to Kenyan police officers at the Lunga Lunga–Horohoro border crossing.
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Investigators are pursuing leads linking the suspects to an earlier seizure in Tanzania involving 259 kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine and cocaine.
The recovery of the 454-kilogramme consignment represents a major development in efforts by security agencies to disrupt suspected cross-border narcotics trafficking networks along the Kenya–Tanzania border.
Authorities have put the estimated street value of the recovered substances at KSh3.6 billion.
The investigation is expected to establish the source of the suspected drugs, their intended destination and whether other individuals are involved in the alleged trafficking network.
The suspects remain subject to the legal process, and the recovered substances would require forensic examination to confirm their composition.
More to follow as details emerge.