Detectives from the Operations Support Unit on Friday morning, April 26, 2024 arrested a drug trafficker on board a Nairobi-bound bus from Moyale.

Charles Obaga Kavehere was nabbed by the sleuths at Blue Post are of Thika. Upon search, he was found with 417g of cocaine stashed under the inner soles of his shoes.

"Acting on intelligence information, anti-narcotics detectives augmented by the Operations Support Unit intercepted the bus belonging to Score Investment Ltd at Blue Post section of Thika, conducting a search that saw 24-year-old Charles Obaga Kavehere arrested," DCI stated.

The suspect was taken to the Jomo Kenyatta Intn'l Airport (JKIA) for further screening within his person, where detectives established that, besides the 417g estimated at Ksh1.8 million, he had swallowed more drugs that he intended to egest at the destination.

Kavehere is currently in the custody of JKIA-ANU officers pending egestion of the swallowed sachets and further legal procedures.

The arrest follows an accelerated crack down on drug and substance abuse in the country. Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua and Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki have led the fight against illicit alcohol and other drugs.

Security forces have since been vigilant on drugs, leading to a series of arrests across the country in the recent days.