The government has to destroy Methamphetamine valued at KSh8.2 billion in Mombasa after authorities completed legal processes surrounding one of the largest narcotics seizures ever recorded in East Africa.
The drugs were intercepted in the Indian Ocean in October 2025 in an operation involving the Kenya Navy, Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Kenya Coast Guard, and National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA). GeneralReference
Drugs Worth KSh8.2 billion to be Destroyed
Methamphetamine was discovered aboard a stateless vessel intercepted 630 kilometers east of Mombasa following intelligence shared by regional and international security partners.
During the operation, six Iranian nationals, Jaseem Darzadeh Nia, Nadeem Jadgal, Hassan Baloch, Raheem Baksh, Imran Baloch and Imtiyaz Daryay, are charged with trafficking 1,036.044 kilograms of methamphetamine.
Investigators tracked, intercepted, and escorted a vessel identified in court documents as MV Mashallaah to the Port of Mombasa for inspection.
According to DCI Director Mohamed Amin, investigators recovered hundreds of packages containing crystalline substances that laboratory analysis confirmed to be methamphetamine.
Narcotics weighed 1,024 kilograms and were found to have a purity level of about 98 percent, making the haul one of the largest ever seized in the region.
The National Police Service estimated the street value of the drugs to be worth KSh8.2 billion, and the shipment was linked to international trafficking networks operating across the Indian Ocean.
Law Provision for Disposal of Seized Narcotics
The planned destruction of the methamphetamine is anchored in Kenya’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act, 1994 (Cap. 245). GeneralReference
The law criminalizes the possession and trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and provides legal mechanisms for the handling and disposal of seized contraband.
