DCI Intercepts 2 Cars on Highway, Expose Drug Trafficking Cartel

The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has exposed a drug trafficking cartel following an operation conducted in Nakuru.

During the well-coordinated operation, DCI officers also exposed a trick used by the suspected barons to beat police dragnets.

According to a statement issued on Friday, April 5, two vehicles were intercepted in Nakuru following a tip-off that led to the arrest of a suspected drug trafficking cartel.

"In the operation, 45 bales of Marijuana weighing 138kg were found parked separately in a KBX 684H Nissan Vanette and KBZ 861H Toyota Crown Royal Saloon," the statement indicated.

The bales were being trafficked in the guise of animal feeds, DCI explained.

The seizure followed a tip-off to the police regarding the suspicious Nissan vehicle, triggering its interception in Subukia while en route to Nakuru.

Two accomplices were ambushed at a restaurant and 36 bales of the outlawed drug were recovered hidden in their car boot.

"After search and discovery of 9 bales covered in sacks of hay, the driver, Evans Oluoch Rogo, 32 led detectives to his two accomplices who were enjoying a cool breeze at QUALIT Hotel in the city of Nakuru," DCI detailed.

"Ali Abdikadir Ali, 30 and Ortofa Dida aged 28 were also arrested and 36 bales of the green herb weighing 79kg seized from their saloon car."

The suspects are expected to be grilled to shed more light on the illegal trade which has become rampant in the country. Currently, the case has been referred to the Rift Valley Regional Headquarters in Nakuru where legal procedures have been instigated.