A Kenyan national has been indicted in the U.S. for allegedly conspiring to supply weapons, including rocket launchers and anti-aircraft systems, to the Mexican cartel Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). This group is considered a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S., and the indictment was unsealed in the Eastern District of Virginia.

• The arms deal was valued at approximately USD 58 million (around Ksh7.5 billion) and included plans for surface-to-air missiles.
• The CJNG cartel has previously been linked to unlawful operations in East Africa, including a drug manufacturing facility discovered in Kajiado in 2024.
• Several suspects have been arrested in multiple countries, including Ghana, Spain, and Morocco, with some undergoing extradition to the United States.