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October 29, 2025
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How INTERPOL, US Govt Helped Kenya Corner 6 Iranians Trafficking Drugs

How INTERPOL, US Govt Helped Kenya Corner 6 Iranians Trafficking Drugs

The dhow was seized three days after the intel, and upon search, drugs worth more than Ksh8 billion were recovered, leading to the arrest of the six Iranians...

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The Kenyan Navy, aided by INTERPOL and the US government, intercepted a dhow near Mombasa on October 21, seizing illicit drugs worth Ksh8.4 billion and arresting six Iranian nationals.

  • The operation recovered over Ksh8 billion ($63 million) worth of methamphetamine.
  • INTERPOL's marine officers and US Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) representatives played crucial roles in the intelligence sharing and search operations.
  • The six Iranian suspects were arraigned on October 28 and will remain in custody for 30 days pending further investigation and forensic analysis of their phones and the seized substances.

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