On Monday, police narrowed down and arrested Officer in Charge of Lamu Police Station (OCS) for facilitating the release of a suspected drug trafficker, a day after Interior Cabinet Secretary (CS) Fred Matiangi angrily pledged to zero down on drug traffickers.
The OCS, Shadrack Mumo, was arrested alongside three other junior officers—all based at Faza Island.
According to the Inspector General of Police (IG), Hillary Mutyambai, the suspect who was allegedly found with Cannabis Sativa had been arrested late Sunday by a team of officers from the Border Patrol Unit.
The suspect was however released for unknown reasons.
“We want to know under which circumstances he was released because they claim he escaped. That explanation is very suspicious in itself.
“We are now looking for the suspect who escaped” Mutyambai stated according to Capital FM.
He further revealed that the two officers from the Border Patrol Unit who had effected the arrest had been summoned to write statements as officials contemplated undertaking an administrative action against the officers in custody.
On Sunday, Matiang'i, launched a special operation to flush out criminal activities in Mombasa.
The outspoken CS identified drug peddlers as the key reason behind the rise of the infamous killer gang, Wakali Kwanza, that has been enjoying a reign of terror at the coast.
"We are commencing an unprecedented effort to deal with this issue of drug peddling. It is going to be a painful exercise, but we are prepared to start the journey," Matiang'i asserted.
