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A Nigerian man and another suspect have been arrested during an anti-narcotics operation in Kenya.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
According to the statement, detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU), in collaboration with officers from the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU), carried out an intelligence-led operation targeting a suspected drug trafficking network.
Acting on credible intelligence that the suspects were planning a narcotics exchange in the Stock Inauguration area of Machakos County, the team moved in swiftly. However, upon arrival, it was discovered that the planned meeting had been aborted.
Based on real-time information from covert sources, the operation was redirected to Ruaka in Kiambu County.
A search of a residence at Mbuti Apartment in Ruaka led to the recovery of several items, including pellets and packages of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs, digital weighing scales, mobile phones, foreign passports, and cash in both Kenyan and Nigerian currencies.
Two suspects were arrested during the operation: Okeke Ikechukwu, a Nigerian national, and Alex Opondo, a Kenyan.
The suspects were taken to Ruaraka and Pangani Police Stations for processing, while all recovered items have been secured for forensic analysis.
They are expected to be arraigned in court as investigations continue to track down other members of the trafficking network.
