Nairobi — Police in Nairobi have seized Sh 12.98 million in cash and apprehended individuals linked to narcotics-related activities within Ngara's Kariwa slums in Nairobi.

The National Police Service said Tuesday that the recovery was made following a multi-agency operation which culminated in the apprehension of four suspects.

Police identified the suspects as Eugene Jumba, Hillary Jumbo, Sheila Withers and Teresa Wanjiru.

During the operation, law enforcement officers managed to secure a cache of evidence, including 26 bags of marijuana, four cartons containing rolling materials, and 173 pieces of a substance believed to be blended drugs or bhang.

Additionally, a sizable recovery of 42 cartons, each containing 200 cigarettes, was also made.

Also recovered were 42 cartons each containing 200 pieces of cigarettes.

The NPS confirmed that the case is currently under investigation by the DCI Anti-Narcotics Unit.

On June 23, DCI detectives arrested seven suspects including two foreigners following the recovery of 24 kilograms of cocaine worth Sh121 million.

According to the investigative agency, the drugs were recovered by anti-narcotics detectives based at DCI headquarters, following intelligence leads.

"The recovery of the drugs at a house in Ngara was preceded by the interception of a motor vehicle along Wangari Maathai road, on June 17," the DCI said.

The DCI pointed out that the vehicle with two occupants was headed to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) carrying approximately 23 cartons containing compressed packages of whitish powdery substances labelled 'Boss Head', suspected to be narcotic drugs.