Officers from the anti-narcotics unit have arrested two Nigerian men and a Kenyan woman in the Kasarani area of Nairobi on suspicion of drug trafficking.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported on Saturday, May 18, 2024, that the suspects—Stephen Emenike, Chijioke Andrew Maduka, and Margaret Wanjiku Kioni—were apprehended at their hideout on Friday, May 17.
The DCI’s statement read, “Two Nigerian nationals and a Kenyan are in custody for their suspected involvement in the trafficking of cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.”
The authorities ambushed Emenike, Maduka, and Kioni in their hideout in Clay City, Kasarani Sub-County. During the raid, the police seized prohibited drugs worth over Sh1.3 million, three weighing machines, and various packaging materials.
The suspects and the confiscated items are currently in custody awaiting court proceedings.
