By GALGALO BOCHA gbocha@ke.nationmedia.com
Posted Saturday, March 26 2011 at 22:00
Gideon Maundu | Nation Coast provincial criminal investigations department officers inspect some of the packets of heroin worth half a billion shillings netted from two vehicles at an apartment block in Shanzu on
March 25, 2011. Six suspects were arrested in connection with the haul.
In Summary
- Police boss Iteere and Internal Security minister Saitoti asked to provide security
Anti-narcotics activists supplementing security agencies’ efforts to combat illicit drug trafficking are anxious over their safety.
Those from Mombasa and Kilifi counties have expressed fears for their lives and appealed to Police Commissioner Mathew Iteere and Internal Security minister George Saitoti to urgently address their concerns.
The group’s concerns come in the wake of an aborted gun attack last Sunday involving a Mombasa Island based anti-narcotics activist and family.
Sheikh Mohammed Khalifa of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) said the family was returning from a wedding party when they noticed a saloon car trailing them on Mbaraki Road.
“His wife and their elder daughter saw a man pointing a gun through the car’s window,” he said.
Coast Provincial Police Officer Aggrey Adoli said investigations were going on.
“We are taking the issue seriously and investigations are ongoing. My team is piecing together critical information,” he said.
The incident took place just days before heroin worth Sh392 million was found at an apartment in Shanzu, Mombasa, on Thursday night.
Six suspects have since been arrested in connection with the haul.
Mr Adoli said the frightened activist only managed to take note of part of the car’s registration number.
He told the activists that their security concerns were being taken seriously.
He also denied reports that drug barons and traffickers were arming themselves in a bid to protect their trade.
Mr Adoli said the government had the resources to ensure the anti-narcotics police squad succeeds in its mission.
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