By Tajeu Shadrack Nkapapa
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations has arrested two cocaine traffickers in Ruiru, Kiambu County.
Following an extensive and covert operation aimed at arresting the two infamous suspects involved in cocaine trafficking throughout the Capital and parts of Kiambu County, detectives from the DCI Operations Directorate successfully captured the suspects and confiscated numerous pellets of the illicit substance.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations the suspects – Anthony Ndirangu Wanjiku and Sabiri Kalicha – were arrested at a petrol station within Ruiru sub-county near the Eastern Bypass, where the two had parked their Toyota Vanguard Reg No. KCG 650T waiting for a potential buyer.
In their car were samples of the crack and several rolls of Marijuana.
“Unbeknownst to the pushers, hawkshaws from the Operation Support Unit had gotten wind of the daring town game and were shadowing them with the silence and stealth of a hungry cat. Right on cue, they pounced,” the DCI said on X.
“Upon search, 9 pellets of cocaine weighing about 180g were found in their vehicle, alongside several rolls of bhang.”
“On interrogation, it was established that the two were peddling the freebase at Sh 2,800 per gram, hence looked forward to a cool kill of Sh 504,000 from the sales,” the DCI added.
The illicit funds have been depleted, and the looming prospect of imprisonment is evident, leaving the fear-stricken duo awaiting their arraignment at a police station.
Meanwhile, detectives are actively seeking additional accomplices who have been identified.