{
  "id": 18894472,
  "title": "Police recover 454kg of suspected methamphetamine worth Sh3.6 billion in Kwale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/police-recover-454kg-of-suspected-methamphetamine-worth-sh3-6-billion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T07:45:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/police-recover-454kg-of-suspected-methamphetamine-worth-sh3-6-billion-in-kwale/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In an anti-narcotics operation in Kwale County, police arrested two Tanzanian nationals and an Ugandan woman, recovering 454 kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine worth approximately Sh3.6 billion. The operation, led by the National Anti-Narcotics Bureau (NANB) Coast Region, was triggered by intelligence linking the suspects to a previous seizure in Tanzania. The arrest of a 45-year-old Tanzanian national, Saleh Khamis, by Tanzanian authorities on November 5, 2026, set off the investigation. Khamis was handed over to Kenyan police at the Lunga Lunga–Horohoro border crossing. Following the raid in Kwale, two more Tanzanians and a Ugandan woman were arrested, along with the seized narcotics. Police plan to continue investigations to trace the origin and intended destination of the drugs, as well as potential involvement of other network members.",
  "summary": "Police arrested two Tanzanian nationals and an Ugandan woman in an anti-narcotics operation in Kwale County that resulted in the recovery of 454 kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine valued at approximately Sh3.6 billion. The multi-agency operation, led by the National Anti-Narcotics Bureau (NANB) Coast Region, followed intelligence linking the suspects to a separate seizure of 259 [...] The…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Capital FM Kenya",
        "title": "Police seize 454kg of suspected methamphetamine worth Sh3.6bn in Kwale",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/police-seize-454kg-of-suspected-methamphetamine-worth-sh3-6bn-in-kwale",
        "published": "2026-11-08T07:27:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}