Nigerian National And One Other Arrested As Detectives Bust Drug Trafficking Network In Kenya

A Nigerian man, along with another individual, was arrested during an anti-narcotics operation in Kenya.

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

According to the statement, detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU), in collaboration with officers from the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU), conducted an intelligence-led operation targeting a suspected narcotics trafficking network.

Acting on credible intelligence that suspects were planning a narcotics exchange in Stock inauguration, Machakos County, the team responded swiftly. 

However, upon arrival, it was established that the planned meeting had been aborted. 

Based on real-time information from covert sources, the operation was redirected to Ruaka, Kiambu County.

A search at a house within Mbuti Apartment, Ruaka, led to the recovery of several exhibits including pellets and packages of substances suspected to be narcotic drugs, digital weighing scales, mobile phones, foreign passports, and cash in both Kenyan and Nigerian currencies.

Two suspects were arrested during the operation: Okeke Ikechukwu, a Nigerian national and Alex Opondo, a Kenyan national. 

The suspects were escorted to Ruaraka and Pangani Police Stations for processing. All recovered exhibits have been secured for forensic analysis.

The suspects are expected to be arraigned in court today as investigations continue to trace additional suspects and dismantle the wider trafficking network.