A NACADA-led multi-agency team has seized a large cache of narcotics and arrested two suspects during an overnight crackdown in Kware area of Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County, NACADA CEO Dr. Anthony Omerikwa confirmed shortly after the operation.
The raid, conducted on Thursday, May 21 night, brought together the NACADA Enforcement Team, special police units, and police officers from Ongata Rongai police station. Acting on intelligence, the team targeted a residential compound suspected of harbouring drug trafficking activities. Upon searching the premises, authorities recovered forty-three (43) rolls of dry plant material suspected to be narcotics, four clear polythene bags containing similar substances, thirty (30) nylon-wrapped small packages, and five additional nylon packages. Two weighing scales and two grinders, among other items consistent with narcotics peddling, were also confiscated.
The two suspects, who resided in the same compound, were arrested at the scene and initially booked at Ongata Rongai police station. They have since been escorted to Muthaiga Police Station for further processing, where they are expected to face charges of trafficking narcotic drugs.
Speaking immediately after the operation, Dr. Anthony Omerikwa, CEO of the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA), emphasized that the crackdown is about more than just seizures.
“This is about safeguarding our community, our children, and our future,” Dr. Omerikwa said. “In line with the Presidential directive on the renewed fight against drug abuse in this country, we are taking this war to every doorstep. No corner will be left untouched. We shall pursue traffickers relentlessly until Kenya is free from this scourge.”
The NACADA CEO called upon residents to support security agencies by sharing information about suspected drug dens, assuring that all operations will be conducted with professionalism and a sole focus on community protection. He reiterated that similar operations will continue nationwide as part of the government’s unwavering commitment to dismantling narcotics networks and shielding Kenyan youth from the devastation of substance abuse.
