The course ‘Basic Narcotics Investigations’ was facilitated by the United States Drugs Enforcement Agency (DEA) and took place at their academy in Quantico, Virginia.
The move is part of efforts to strengthen Kenya’s response to the growing threat posed by drugs and related crimes, and to fast-track the prosecution of suspects.
Kenya’s renewed fight against alcohol and drug abuse has entered a decisive phase.
President Ruto promised to strengthen the anti-narcotics unit, to give it an operational capacity comparable to the anti-terrorism police unit.
The detectives further seized transaction record books, exposing a sophisticated trade involving millions of shillings and mapping a wider network now under investigation.
The court has authorised, or reauthorised, the DCI to subject all seized electronics to cyber-forensic analysis.