It has been confirmed by Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) detectives that two suspected drug traffickers were apprehended in Nairobi’s Donholm area.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) named the suspects as Tanzanian citizen Simba Kitwana Khamri and Kenyan national Teresia Nduku in a statement posted on social media platform X on Sunday. The two were discovered in possession of high-value cannabis that was allegedly trafficked from overseas.
Following their apprehension, the suspects took the detectives to their residence in Tala’s Manyanzani area within the Kangundo Sub-County.
Authorities found multiple incriminating documents, a digital scale, and a rucksack with a cunningly concealed compartment that contained cannabis sativa during a thorough search.
The DCI stated on Sunday that “this is a unique strain of cannabis sativa that originated from foreign lands and infiltrated Kenya through the Namanga border.”
It is thought that the Tanzanian suspect, who authorities have referred to as a “maestro in skillful packaging and disguising the illicit drug in backpacks,” was in charge of getting the drugs ready for international distribution.
Investigators estimate that the confiscated cannabis strain is worth Ksh. 8,000 per gram on the black market.
“More investigation will be carried out to comprehend its uniqueness,” the statement continued.
The suspects are still being held while they are awaiting arraignment.
