Kenyan police traced the trail all the way from Tanzania, where a key suspect was arrested last week, and that one arrest cracked everything open.
The haul: 454 kilograms of methamphetamine, now off the streets after a coordinated crackdown by Kenyan authorities. The seizure is the direct result of cross-border intelligence sharing between the two East African nations, with the Tanzania arrest serving as the entry point for the wider investigation.
Details on additional suspects, the route the drugs were traveling, and the final destination of the shipment have not yet been released by police. What is clear is that the operation moved quickly once that first collar was made.
East Africa has seen growing concern over the movement of hard drugs through the region, and a bust of this size signals that authorities are watching the corridors closely. The question now is who else gets caught in the net.
Originally published by BBC Africa.