How Police Officers Determine Value of Drugs After Arrests

The clarification comes on the back of heightened crackdown by detectives on drug trafficking networks within the country following Ruto's directive...

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The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has outlined its methodology for determining the street value of confiscated narcotic drugs, a crucial step in legal proceedings.

The process involves physically weighing the substances, then calculating their value based on current illicit market prices in Kenya.
The DCI's Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) applies this evidence-based approach, corroborated by forensic analysis to confirm drug identity and purity.
This valuation significantly influences charges and penalties under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, as courts consider the market value during sentencing.

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