{"id":1176,"date":"2026-11-08T15:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2026-11-08T15:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T15:22:27","slug":"police-seize-narcotics-worth-ksh-3-6-billion-in-kwale-three-suspects-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/?p=1176","title":{"rendered":"Police seize narcotics worth ksh.3.6 billion in Kwale, three suspects arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security agencies have recovered suspected narcotics valued at approximately KSh3.6 billion following a multi-agency operation targeting an international drug trafficking network in Kwale County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three foreign nationals, comprising two Tanzanian men and a Ugandan woman, were arrested during the operation conducted by Kenyan security officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to reports, police recovered approximately 454 kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine during the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The arrests followed intelligence linking the suspects to a separate seizure of suspected narcotics in Tanzania, prompting cooperation between Kenyan and Tanzanian security agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigations reportedly intensified following the arrest of a Tanzanian national, Saleh Khamis, on November 5 over alleged drug trafficking activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was subsequently handed over to Kenyan police officers at the Lunga Lunga-Horohoro border crossing as authorities pursued additional leads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest seizure highlights growing regional efforts to combat cross-border drug trafficking and organised criminal networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security agencies are expected to continue investigations to establish the full extent of the suspected trafficking network and identify other individuals who may be involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspects remain subject to the legal process, and the recovered substances are suspected narcotics pending the relevant forensic and legal procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo: Courtesy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-16.png 600w, https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/image-16-278x300.png 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security agencies have recovered suspected narcotics valued at approximately KSh3.6 billion following a multi-agency operation targeting an international drug trafficking network in Kwale County. Three foreign nationals, comprising two Tanzanian men and a Ugandan woman, were arrested during the operation conducted by Kenyan security officers. According to reports, police recovered approximately 454 kilogrammes of suspected [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1176"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1178,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1176\/revisions\/1178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tangazadital.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}