US offers Sh230m bounty for arrest of two Kenyan suspects
Abdi Hussein Ahmed and Badru Abdul Aziz Saleh are wanted for the trafficking of wildlife and narcotics.
The United States is offering a monetary reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of two Kenyans, Abdi Hussein Ahmed and Badru Abdul Aziz Saleh.
The two are wanted for trafficking wildlife and narcotics
The US on Thursday offered up to $2 million (Sh233 million).
Aziz and Ahmed are accused of being part of an international organised criminal network that trafficked wildlife and sought to traffic illicit drugs to the United States.
They are accused of conspiring to smuggle at least 190 kilos of rhino horns and 10 tonnes of ivory.
"Eradicating drug and wildlife trafficking are priorities of the Biden administration. We are grateful for the continued partnership of the Government of Kenya to capture and arrest members of these criminal networks," Eric Kneedler of the US embassy in Nairobi said in a press briefing at the DCI headquarters on Thursday afternoon.
DCI boss George Kinoti called on all actors in the justice system to assist in the arrest and prosecution of the two.
"America has played a great role in facilitating tracking of criminal networks.
"What we have here today is an example of our integrated approach that is -oriented to deal effectively with these criminal networks," said Mr Kinoti.
