{"id":113165,"date":"2025-04-07T08:03:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T08:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/04\/07\/nacada-seizes-drugs-illicit-liquor-worth-sh2-9mn-in-bondo-raid\/"},"modified":"2025-04-07T08:03:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T08:03:36","slug":"nacada-seizes-drugs-illicit-liquor-worth-sh2-9mn-in-bondo-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/nacada-seizes-drugs-illicit-liquor-worth-sh2-9mn-in-bondo-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"NACADA seizes drugs, illicit liquor worth Sh2.9mn in Bondo raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BONDO, Kenya, Apr 7<em> <\/em>\u2013 In a major crackdown on drug trafficking and illicit liquor trade, a multi-agency operation led by the\u00a0National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA)\u00a0has netted contraband worth over Sh2.9 million\u00a0in Bondo Sub-County.<\/p>\n<p>NACADA CEO Anthony Omerikwa, in a statement revealed that the operation was launched following a tip-off leading to the raid of a notorious drug dealer\u2019s hideout in\u00a0NyamonyeMarket.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis operation marks a significant victory in our relentless war against drug abuse and illegal alcohol trade,\u201d declared Dr. Omerikwa. \u201cWe will not allow unscrupulous traders to destroy the lives of our youth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The raid at the home, business premises, and rental houses of suspect\u00a0Francis Odhiambo Ochieng\u00a0uncovered:<\/p>\n<p>4,600 sticks of suspected cannabis sativa, 11 brooms of suspected bhang\u00a0(yet to be weighed and analyzed), 8 cartons of Supermatch cigarettes\u00a0(allegedly destined for Uganda &amp; South Sudan), 118 cartons of Challenger spirits, 107 cartons of Simba Waragi spirits and<\/p>\n<p>12 cartons of Dry Gin liquor.<\/p>\n<p>In a shocking twist,\u00a0four cash safes\u00a0containing\u00a0cash in suspected crime proceeds were also recovered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe safes are being examined to verify the exact amount, but we strongly believe these are illicit earnings from this illegal trade,\u201d stated Dr. Omerikwa.<\/p>\n<p>Two suspects, Francis Odhiambo Ochieng\u00a0and\u00a0Everlyne Atieno Amungo, were arrested and are currently detained at\u00a0Bondo Police Station, awaiting arraignment in court on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>This bust follows last week\u2019s\u00a0KSh 8 million drug seizure in Kisii County, signaling a nationwide crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just the beginning,\u201d warned the NACADA CEO. \u201cWe are scaling up operations across the country to dismantle these criminal networks and safeguard our youth.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BONDO, Kenya, Apr 7 \u2013 In a major crackdown on drug trafficking and illicit liquor trade, a multi-agency operation led by the\u00a0National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA)\u00a0has netted contraband worth over Sh2.9 million\u00a0in Bondo Sub-County. NACADA CEO Anthony Omerikwa, in a statement revealed that the operation was launched following a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113165"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113165\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}