{"id":125858,"date":"2025-12-03T05:04:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kdf-probes-alleged-theft-of-seized-meth-consignment-by-its-officers\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T05:04:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T05:04:27","slug":"kdf-probes-alleged-theft-of-seized-meth-consignment-by-its-officers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/kdf-probes-alleged-theft-of-seized-meth-consignment-by-its-officers\/","title":{"rendered":"KDF probes alleged theft of seized meth consignment by its officers"},"content":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 3 \u2014 The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is investigating several of its personnel over allegations that they stole and concealed a portion of narcotics seized during a high-profile maritime interdiction operation in October.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a statement issued on Tuesday night, KDF acknowledged receiving claims that some officers involved in the offloading of methamphetamine from a captured dhow may have diverted part of the narcotics for personal gain.<\/p>\n

The incident stems from Operation Bahari Safi 2025.01, a multi-agency mission led by the Kenya Navy that intercepted a stateless dhow carrying one of the largest methamphetamine consignments in Kenya\u2019s history.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Defence reported the interception of the dhow \u2014 codenamed IGOR \u2014 25 October 2025, approximately 630 kilometres east of Mombasa.<\/p>\n

The multi-agency operation, conducted in collaboration with regional intelligence and maritime security centres in Seychelles and Madagascar, recovered 1,024 kilograms of crystal meth valued at about Sh8.2 billion.<\/p>\n

KDF\u2019s Strategic Communications Department said the allegations emerged during the offloading of the narcotics after officers escorted the vessel to the Port of Mombasa under a court-issued warrant.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been alleged that during the operation, and as the narcotics were being offloaded for transport ashore, some KDF personnel involved in the mission stole and concealed a portion of the narcotics for personal gain,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

However, the military clarified that the entire consignment remains intact.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wish to clarify that the entire 1,024 kilograms of methamphetamine offloaded ashore remains intact and is under continuous, round-the-clock protection by a dedicated multi-agency security team,\u201d KDF stated.<\/p>\n

Legal measures <\/h2>\n

The suspected personnel are now the subject of an internal investigation with KDF emphasizing strict disciplinary and legal action if the allegations are confirmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cShould the allegations [be] substantiated, appropriate disciplinary and legal measures will [be] taken in accordance with the law,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n

The dhow IGOR was under surveillance by international drug enforcement agencies before its interception by the Kenya Navy Ship (KNS) Shupavu.<\/p>\n

The dramatic operation \u2014 coordinated through the Regional Coordination Operations Centre (RCOC) in Seychelles and the Regional Maritime Information Fusion Centre (RMIFC) in Madagascar \u2014 resulted in the arrest of six foreign nationals found aboard the vessel.<\/p>\n

Police reported the discovery of 769 packages of high-grade crystal meth hidden in multiple compartments.<\/p>\n

The National Police Service (NPS) commended the inter-agency effort that led to the bust, saying it demonstrated Kenya\u2019s growing maritime capability.<\/p>\n

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has since launched a wider probe to establish the origin, transit route, financiers, and intended destination of the narcotics smuggled through the Western Indian Ocean.<\/p>\n

The revelations of potential internal misconduct threaten to cast a shadow over what authorities had hailed as a landmark success in Kenya\u2019s fight against transnational organised crime.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Defence has nonetheless reiterated its commitment to transparency and accountability.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 3 \u2014 The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) is investigating several of its personnel over allegations that they stole and concealed a portion of narcotics seized during a high-profile maritime interdiction operation in October. In a statement issued on Tuesday night, KDF acknowledged receiving claims that some officers involved in the offloading of […]<\/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-125858","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\/125858","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=125858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}