Kenyan naval forces recovered over one tonne of methamphetamine valued at 8.2 billion shillings from a vessel 630 kilometers off Mombasa on Friday. Six Iranian nationals aboard the stateless ship Mashallah face a Monday arraignment after authorities detained them. Brigadier Sankale Kisua said regional intelligence helped locate the suspicious craft after four days of surveillance under Operation Bahari Safi.
Laboratory tests confirmed 769 packages contained 1,024 kilograms of synthetic narcotics at 98 percent purity. Detective Chief Mohammed Amin said investigators obtained court permission to search the vessel, but cannot trace the shipment's origin or destination. The Kenya Coast Guard Service and the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse assisted with the seizure.
Authorities brought the vessel to Mombasa port on Saturday evening for processing. Officials described the bust as significant progress against organized crime networks operating across the Western Indian Ocean region.
Laboratory tests confirmed 769 packages contained 1,024 kilograms of synthetic narcotics at 98 percent purity. Detective Chief Mohammed Amin said investigators obtained court permission to search the vessel, but cannot trace the shipment's origin or destination. The Kenya Coast Guard Service and the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse assisted with the seizure.
Authorities brought the vessel to Mombasa port on Saturday evening for processing. Officials described the bust as significant progress against organized crime networks operating across the Western Indian Ocean region.
