Four suspects including three Nigerian men, Igboke Okwuchukwu Stephen, Ilo Ebuka Titus and Kanu Arinze, were arrested on Saturday night, March 16, 2024, in a crackdown on drug traffickers and peddlers in Nairobi, Kenya.

The crackdown is being conducted by a joint operation spearheaded by Anti-Narcotics and Transnational Organized Crimes detectives.

The first suspect, Igboke Okwuchukwu Stephen was found with several pellets of brown powdery substance concealed in his house at Nasra Estate, Nairobi. He was booked at Muthaiga Police Station.

In a stop-and-search operation in Ruaka, Kiambu County, 25-year-old Njuguna Karumo was arrested after a similar substance were found hidden under the mats of his motorbike. He was taken to DCI’s Mazingira Complex for questioning.

In Nyamakima, Nairobi CBD, an intelligence-led operation led to the arrest of Ilo Ebuka Titus and Kanu Arinze who were cornered and escorted to their residence at Sunton, Kasarani.

On searching the house, suspected bhang and a package of brown powdery substance were found and seized.

“Kanu and Ebuka were also taken to Muthaiga P/Station pending testing of the drugs and possible prosecution for use and peddling,” the DCI says.

The DCI says that the operation, which extends to all counties, is aimed at fighting the vice from the grassroot, with the police firmly enforcing anti-narcotic laws.