Kenya: IG Kanja Lauds U.S. Dea Merit in Battle On Transnational Crime

Nairobi — Inspector Standard of Police Douglas Kanja has reaffirmed the Nationwide Police Provider’s (NPS) dedication to combating transnational organized crime, severely narcotics-related networks, to present certain a safer, drug-free ambiance.

During a courtesy call by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Nation Attaché Karl Ash, Kanja commended the DEA’s toughen, emphasizing its pivotal feature in strengthening the NPS’s operational capability.

“Their discussion focused on a wide range of issues and underscored the long-standing partnership between the NPS and the US DEA in the fight against transnational organized crime,” the NPS acknowledged in an announcement.

Ash assured continued toughen by means of training, provision of tools, and intelligence sharing to reinforce law enforcement efforts. He also commended the NPS for its dedication to tackling drug trafficking.

The meeting, held on the NPS Headquarters, in Nairobi, follows the same engagement earlier in March when Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Renson Ingonga met with Ash to explore solutions to bolster cooperation in dismantling transnational crime networks in Kenya.

The collaboration between the NPS, the DEA, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has included capability building, training, mutual honest assistance (MLA), and technical toughen to enhance prosecutorial capabilities. Key areas of point of interest include prosecution-led investigations, intelligence sharing, and technical expertise in dismantling drug cartels and related crimes.

The US DEA, operating below the U.S. Division of Justice, collaborates with Kenyan law enforcement companies no longer handiest to combat drug trafficking however also to tackle cash laundering and other transnational crimes.

Ash turned into accompanied by DEA Particular Agent Mathias Partitions and Drug Enforcement Investigator Ruth Muinde. Also most modern had been Principal Assistant to the IG Mathew Kutoh, Senior Assistant Inspector Standard of Police and Director of the Anti-Narcotics Unit Samuel Laboso, and other senior NPS officers.