DCI deploys specialised border officers to combat smuggling, trafficking networks
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 24 – Kenya has deployed a newly trained specialised police unit to combat human trafficking, migrant smuggling and other cross-border organised crimes, marking what officials described as…..
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Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has deployed a newly trained 29-member Counter-Organised Immigration Crime Team (COICT) to combat human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and other cross-border organised crimes.
- This deployment marks the first dedicated counter-organised immigration crime capability in East Africa.
- The team was trained under the Kenya–UK Border Security Programme.
- Officers will be stationed at key border points to tackle sophisticated criminal networks.
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DCI deploys specialised border officers to combat smuggling, trafficking networks - July 2026
Kenya's Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has deployed a newly trained 29-member Counter-Organised Immigration Crime Team (COICT) to combat human trafficking, migrant smuggling, and other cross-border organised crimes. The Kenyan government is simultaneously intensifying security operations in the Kerio Valley, vowing to sustain efforts until banditry and illegal firearms are eradicated. Detectives have also rescued 48 women from alleged sexual exploitation and the commercial production of obscene content in two separate operations in Kajiado County.
