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Mombasa businessman Ali Punjani’s residence in Nyali, Mombasa. Punjani is suspected of dealing in drugs. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]
Police yesterday raided the palatial home of Mombasa tycoon Ali Punjani as the war against suspected drug barons in the coastal town intensified.
The swoop came a day after Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i announced a looming “painful period for criminal gangs and drug lords” in the coastal city that was last week hit by a wave of organised crime.
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