Event Brief
Kenya destroys $63 million meth haul seized at sea
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM ET
Summary: Kenyan authorities destroyed a 1,024-kilogram methamphetamine haul worth an estimated $63 million on Thursday. The drugs had been intercepted in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mombasa nearly a year earlier and were destroyed in a high-temperature kiln under Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen’s oversight.
WHO: Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen
WHAT: Kenyan authorities destroyed a methamphetamine haul worth an estimated $63 million.
WHEN: Sep 24, 2026
WHERE: Mombasa, Kenya
WHY: The drugs were destroyed after being intercepted in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mombasa.
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