Police officer arrested during raid on drug and sex trafficking joint

 

A police officer has been arrested in a multi-agency-led operation on a shisha joint along Ngong Road, Nairobi.

The officer, a police constable was arrested on Friday by the team as they responded to claims of drug and sex trafficking within the premises owned by the officer and his wife.

According to police, the joint along Muchai Road has been under surveillance for sex and drug trafficking before the multi-agency team descended on it.

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Upon gaining entry, law enforcement agents arrested the constable who is the owner of the premises.

The officer was armed with an unlicensed CZ Pistol loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition.

The raid also resulted in the seizure of 20 rounds of 7.62 by 39mm ammunition, CZ Pistol loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition, marijuana and shisha bongs suspected to be laced with drugs.

The multi-agency team comprised sleuths from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) and the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU).

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Preliminary investigations according to police indicate that the joint was not only a leading laced shisha drug den but also a lounge where underage sex trafficking and drug peddling occurred.

Police said the officer’s wife was not present at the time of the raid.

The multi-agency team said they had established that the underage girls are trafficked from refugee camps in a neighbouring country.

Upon arrest, the officer was booked at Muthaiga Police Station awaiting arraignment before the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Law Courts.

Cases of drug trafficking and consumption are rampant in such joints, police say.