Police arrest three drug suspects in Lamu crackdown
Lamu East OCPD Gideon Mugambi (in jungle uniform) and Lamu OCS Paul Mbithi (right). The senior police officers on June 27, 2018 confirmed that three suspected notorious drug peddlers were arrested in Lamu in the ongoing crackdown. PHOTO | KALUME KAZUNGU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The OCPD said the war on narcotics has been intensified in all parts of the county.
- He warned all drug barons and peddlers to either stop the trade or leave the county altogether.
- He also warned boat operators against colluding with traffickers to ferry drugs into Lamu and other islands.
Police in Lamu have arrested three suspected notorious drug peddlers in an ongoing crackdown which was launched this week.
The three are Yassir Mohamed Abuu, 24, Shee Shebuki Sale alias Kim, 44 and Ali Bwanamkuu, 30.
Officers from the Kizingitini Police Station in Lamu East led by OCS Elam Esendi conducted crackdowns on renowned drug hotspots in Tchundwa village and its environs on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning and arrested the three.
On Wednesday, Lamu East OCPD Gideon Mugambi confirmed the arrests.
HEROIN
Mr Mugambi said the three were found in possession of four sachets of heroin.
He said apparatus used to sniff the drugs including two plates, three spoons, one razor blade, four rizler papers and two cigarette sticks were also recovered.
The three suspects who were arrested on June 27, 2018 in Tchundwa, Lamu, in the ongoing crackdown on drugs. PHOTOS | KALUME KAZUNGU | NATION MEDIA GROUP
“We have arrested three notorious drug suspects who have been on the police radar for long. All of them were nabbed in Tchundwa village. We found them in possession of several sachets of heroine. We also recovered tools we believe are being used in selling, smoking and sniffing the drugs. We will present them to court in the course of the day,” said Mr Mugambi.
PEDDLERS WARNED
The OCPD said the war on narcotics has been intensified in all parts of the county and warned all drug barons and peddlers to either stop the trade or leave the county altogether before the long arm of the law catches up with them.
He said the crackdown is still ongoing and urged the public to give any information which will help in seizing more drugs to the police.
He also called on willing drug peddlers to surrender to the police before the law catches up with them.
Mr Mugambi warned boat operators against colluding with traffickers to ferry drugs into Lamu and other islands.
“The crackdown on drugs and drug peddlers continues. On various occasions, we have organised barazas and warned locals to stop peddling drugs. I want to tell those still doing the business that they have two options, either stop or leave Lamu because either way, we shall catch up with them,” said Mr Mugambi.
