This archive report was first published on 7 November 2019.
On November 7, 2016, the Kenyan government destroyed 99 kilogrammes of cocaine worth Sh598 million at the DCI headquarters in Nairobi.
High Court judge Luka Kimaru supervised the exercise, which was attended by officials from the Interior ministry, Director of Public Prosecutions, and National Police Service.
Prosecutor Edwin Okello revealed that two suspects, a Briton and a Kenyan, were arrested for trafficking the drugs from Brazil with the aim of shipping them to Spain.
Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang'i, who presided over the destruction, warned that drug traffickers would be treated like enemies of the state.
Inspector General of Police Hillary Mutyambai credited the success of the police to the information gathered from the public.
