Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested two suspected drug traffickers and seized heroin worth over KSh4 million during a major operation in Utange, Mombasa County.
The suspects, identified as Tawaida Ali Said and Shamim Abubakar, were apprehended in a coordinated raid conducted by officers from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU), the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU), and Kiembeni Police Station.
According to a police report, the multi-agency team stormed a residential house concealed behind a high perimeter wall in the Barawa area of Kisauni Sub-County. A thorough search of the premises uncovered several neatly packed sachets of heroin hidden inside two bedrooms.
Further inspection of the compound led to the discovery of an additional package of heroin buried in a shallow hole at one corner of the property, in what detectives believe was an attempt to evade detection.
At the end of the operation, officers recovered a total of 1,346 grams of heroin with an estimated street value of KSh4,092,000. Police also seized a digital weighing scale and a drying machine, items commonly used in drug processing and distribution.
The two suspects are currently being held in police custody as detectives finalize investigations ahead of their arraignment in court.
