The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has announced a fresh crackdown targeting the wealth and financial networks allegedly built through drug trafficking in Kenya.

DCI Director Mohamed Amin said detectives were now shifting their attention beyond arresting drug suspects to identifying and tracing the money, properties and businesses believed to be connected to the illegal trade.

Speaking during a media briefing on Monday, November 9, Amin revealed that the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau (NANIB) was working with the Asset Recovery Agency and other government institutions to track suspected proceeds of crime.

The investigations will target cash, vehicles, houses, land and businesses allegedly acquired using money generated from drug trafficking.

The announcement comes days after detectives arrested three suspects in an intelligence-led operation in Kwale County, where they recovered 454 kilogrammes of suspected methamphetamine valued at approximately KSh3.6 billion.

According to the DCI, the operation followed intelligence sharing between Kenyan and Tanzanian authorities.

Amin also disclosed that between January and October 2026, anti-narcotics detectives arrested 1,631 suspects and recovered various drugs valued at approximately KSh779.7 million.

To strengthen the crackdown, the bureau has recruited 208 additional officers, established 40 new stations and trained 314 officers in anti-narcotics investigations.

The latest measures signal an expanded approach by authorities, with investigators now seeking to dismantle the financial networks supporting suspected drug trafficking operations.