Kenyan anti-narcotics officers, operating alongside Tanzanian authorities, have seized 454 kilogrammes of methamphetamine valued at an estimated $27 million during a joint operation along the Kenyan coast targeting international drug syndicates.

Three foreign nationals, two Tanzanian citizens and one Ugandan, were arrested following an intelligence-led investigation. Police confirmed that the operation gained momentum last week after Tanzanian law enforcement apprehended a primary suspect and handed him over to Kenyan authorities at the border.

The multi-million-Dollar haul represents one of the region’s largest recent interdictions of synthetic drugs. Law enforcement officials warned that methamphetamine, a highly addictive synthetic stimulant, poses severe health risks, including severe psychosis, cardiac arrest, and stroke.

–ChannelAfrica–