Kenya: 454 kg of methamphetamine seized near Diani, worth 25 million euros
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Dakaractu
Kenyan police seized 454 kilos of methamphetamine worth about 25 million euros in a house in the village of Ganja la Simba, south of the seaside resort of Diani, on the Kenyan coast, according to a police statement cited by Dakaractu. The synthetic drug, packaged in food parcels, was discovered on Sunday 8 November.
The seizure was the result of a joint operation between Kenya and Tanzania: a first suspect arrested in Tanzania in early November revealed his network's Kenyan hideouts, and two other Tanzanians and a Ugandan woman were also arrested, according to Kenyan police.
According to Global Initiative, the ports of Mombasa, Lamu, Kilifi and Faza serve as entry points into Africa for methamphetamine from Latin America and Central Asia destined for Europe. The war in the Middle East and the Red Sea is said to be pushing traffickers to favour small vessels such as dhows, the traditional sailing boats.
In October 2025, the Kenyan navy had intercepted the MV Mashallah, which was carrying a drug cargo worth more than 55 million euros; its crew, made up of six Iranians, is still in detention.
The seizure comes the day after the announcement of 454 kg of methamphetamine seized in Kwale, in the same Kenyan coastal county, with three foreigners arrested.
