Detectives drawn from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) and Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) have arrested a Nigerian national for allegedly trafficking bhang.
29-year-old Christian Ikechukwu Uzochukwu was arrested by the detectives as the prime suspect in the illegal trade within the city.
“Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU), alongside their counterparts from the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU), have arrested a trafficker recovering sachets of cannabis sativa from his house.
The suspect, 29-year-old Nigerian national Christian Ikechukwu Uzochukwu, was cornered following intelligence-led investigations that painted him as a key player in a narcotics trafficking network operating within the city,” said DCI
The police who ambushed him at his Kabarnet house found 33 sachets of bhang as well as two passports bearing his name, among other items.
Investigations also revealed that the Nigerian national is in the country illegally, pending his arraignment in court
“Acting on this intelligence, detectives descended on his residence in Kabarnet area along Ngong Road.
A thorough search of the house led to the recovery of 33 sachets of cannabis sativa neatly packed and ready for distribution. Detectives also recovered two passports bearing the suspect’s name, alongside other items.
Preliminary investigations have further revealed that the suspect is in the country illegally.
The suspect was escorted to Muthaiga Police Station for processing pending arraignment. Meanwhile, the recovered drugs have been detained as exhibits,” said DCI
