This archive report was first published on 4 August 2019.
On Saturday, a multi-agency team seized cocaine worth Sh11 million in Kisauni, Mombasa County, and arrested two suspected traffickers.
The operation was sparked by a tip-off from members of the public, who led detectives to a residence in Barisheba.
During the raid, the officers arrested Mr Mujib Suleiman, 47, and Mr Saady Bashur Omar, 59, a Tanzanian national, who are currently being held at Mombasa Port Police Station.
According to the detectives, the cocaine had been stashed in a suitcase and had traveled through various routes, including Juba, Kampala, Nairobi, Malindi, and finally Mombasa.
“Following intelligence, detectives recovered a suitcase from the residence of the accused persons containing assorted clothing. Upon further search they discovered false bottoms on the sides of the suitcase containing a whitish substance that tested positive for cocaine,” the DCI said in a tweet.
