NACADA Detectives Raid Kisii and Homa Bay, Arrest Wanted Narcotics Dealers
- NACADA's raids in Kisii and Homa Bay netted narcotics, contraband, and arrests in a bold crackdown on drug networks
- In Oyugis, two suspects were seized with hundreds of smuggled cigarette packets and wads of cash suspected to be drug money
- In Kisii, authorities uncovered 90kg of bhang and drug-laced brooms hidden in a home, exposing traffickers’ desperate new tricks
- NACADA vowed to keep up the pressure, urging citizens to anonymously report drug activity through its 1192 hotline
Didacus Malowa, a journalist at TUKO.co.ke, brings over three years of experience covering politics and current affairs in Kenya.
The National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) has intensified its war on illicit drug trade, conducting high-stakes operations.
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In Kisii and Homa Bay counties, NACADA raids led to multiple arrests and the seizure of illegal substances and contraband goods.
The coordinated operations mark a significant stride in the authority’s ongoing crackdown on drug trade networks across Kenya.
In Oyugis town, NACADA officers working alongside the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) and police officers carried out an intelligence-led operation.
The early morning raid resulted in the arrest of two individuals believed to be key players in the distribution of narcotics and smuggled products within the region.
Authorities recovered 400 packets of uncustomed Supermatch cigarettes and 14 packets of Oris cigarettes, raising suspicions of a widespread contraband ring operating under the radar of customs enforcement.
In addition to the cigarettes, the operatives discovered a significant amount of cash in different denominations, suspected to be proceeds from the illicit drug and contraband trade.
"The contraband cigarettes are thought to have been smuggled into the country without customs clearance, contravening revenue and trade regulations. The suspects are currently being held at Oyugis Police Station pending further investigation," NACADA explained.
Was NACADA's operation in Kisii a success?
Simultaneously, in Kisii county’s Nyakongo village, located in Kitutu Central sub-county, NACADA joined forces with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the ANU Nyanza Region in a well-coordinated crackdown.
Acting on credible intelligence, the team stormed a residential property where they uncovered a cache of suspected narcotic substances hidden in plain sight.
The operation yielded two 90-kilogram sacks of dried plant material believed to be bhang, along with 134 brooms suspected to be laced or infused with narcotic compounds.
The use of such disguised substances highlights the evolving tactics used by drug traffickers to elude law enforcement.
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Eight individuals were apprehended at the scene and are now in police custody as the legal process kicks off.
These back-to-back operations come barely a month after NACADA successfully dismantled a major drug distribution ring in Kisii, reportedly linked to a notorious drug baron.
NACADA reaffirmed its commitment to protecting communities from the devastating impact of drug and substance abuse.
The authority credited the success of the Kisii and Homa Bay raids to enhanced collaboration between multiple security and intelligence agencies.
"The authority encourages the public to remain vigilant and report drug-related activities anonymously via the toll-free hotline 1192," read part of the statement.
NACADA's Siaya raid
On Sunday, April 6, NACADA conducted a raid in Bondo, Siaya county, seizing illegal drugs and alcohol worth over KSh 2.9 million.
Acting on a public tip-off, the operation targeted a suspected drug dealer's premises in Nyamonye Market.
NACADA CEO Anthony Omerikwa reported the confiscation of 4,600 rolls of suspected bhang, various cartons of illicit spirits, and four cash safes believed to contain proceeds from illegal activities.
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