Security officers secure the exhibits as the matter awaits the court’s ruling. /HANDOUT

Security officers secure the exhibits as the matter awaits the court’s ruling. /HANDOUT

Court proceedings are underway in Mombasa as preparations continue for the hearing of a case involving an Sh8.2 billion methamphetamine haul seized in the Indian Ocean in October 2025.

Security officers secure the exhibits as the matter awaits the court’s ruling. /HANDOUT
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Security officers secure the exhibits as the matter awaits the court’s ruling. /HANDOUT

Preparations and court hearing processes are ongoing at Bamburi Cement factory as the court considers the case.

Authorities continue to secure the exhibits as the matter awaits the court’s ruling.

During the proceedings, preliminary tests were conducted on a batch of 1,036 kg of drugs suspected to be methamphetamine.

The white crystalline substance turned blue after the first and second reagents were applied as part of the verification process ahead of its destruction.

Top security officials are converging in the coastal city for the exercise, which will be led by Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen.

The Sh8.2 billion haul is linked to a case before the Shanzu Law Courts, where the six suspects have been charged with trafficking 1,036.044kg of methamphetamine.

The six are charged with trafficking in narcotic drugs contrary to Section 4(a)(ii) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act.