Detectives staged an operation in Nairobi and Mombasa over the weekend and arrested eight suspects they said were behind a new wave of drug trafficking. This comes on the backdrop of a recent national drug survey by the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) indicating widespread abuse of prescription medication. In a separate operation carried in Nairobi, police officers arrested a suspected Nigerian drug trafficker, a Kenyan and three other accomplices in Mlolongo and Satellite areas within Nairobi County. Another Kenyan who distributes narcotics on behalf of the Nigerian national was also nabbed. Cases of drug trafficking have been on the decline due to sustained police operations in the country.

Source: The Star October 09, 2023 17:26 UTC