Politicians and police officers caught up in drugs trafficking

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Unofficial statics from the police and anti-drug campaigners indicate that more than 150 drug addicts have been rounded up and charged across the region in recent years.

Numerous reports, including the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime report of 2011, have cited Mombasa as a region that is increasingly being used as a transit hub for narcotics on the global circuit.