Detectives have destroyed narcotics worth more than Sh176. 5 million at the DCI National Forensic Laboratory following the completion of a court process presided over by senior principal magistrate Njeri Thuku. Deputy Director of the DCI, John Onyango, who represented DCI Director Mohamed Amin said the destruction symbolises the directorate’s unwavering determination to rid society of the drug trafficking and abuse menace. She said that the aim of such an action was to ensure that communities are safe and society is protected. A report by the Institute for Security Studies published on August 15 said that a backlog of past, pending, and new drug trafficking court cases was helping keep drug offenders on the streets.

Source: The Star October 11, 2024 21:02 UTC