Suspected Mombasa drug baron Swaleh Ahmed and his wife Asma Abdalla have been arrested in the state’s new crackdown on narcotics in Kenya. The three, linked to a prominent Mombasa politician, were arrested on Sunday in Mombasa and Kilifi. Yesterday, regional coordinator Neslon Marwa also announced the arrest and deportation of “major” drug barons in Mombasa and Kilifi in a weekend swoop. Insiders say the money from drugs sales was to be used to bribe law enforcers and to smuggle narcotics. “Officers also arrested Neddy Micock and Nelson Georges, Sychellois wanted by Interpol for trafficking,” Marwa said.

Source: The Star February 13, 2017 21:26 UTC