Mombasa City: In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit Mombasa and DCI Diani have seized marijuana worth over Sh9 million and apprehended two notorious drug traffickers in Diani’s Chief’s Corner area.

Acting on a crucial tip-off, the officers first arrested a suspect, Hamisi Omar, who led them to a nearby drug store.

There, they uncovered 10 sacks of marijuana weighing 314.05 kilograms, with an approximate street value of Sh9,421,500.

This pursuit also led to the arrest of the main suspect, Irene Auma, aged 30, in a nearby house.

In a parallel operation at Luore Shopping Centre in Rusinga West, another team of officers raided a suspected illicit drug den.

They seized sacks of unrolled bhang valued at Sh1,749,000, along with 30 jerry cans of illicit brew (chang’aa) worth approximately Sh240,000.

The main suspect, Kevin Barasa, alias Kevo, managed to evade capture.

The arrested traffickers are currently in police custody, and the recovered narcotics are being kept as exhibits.

Meanwhile, the hunt for the elusive trafficker continues.