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Detained fugitive's whereabouts unknown as Mombasa officials disclaim knowledge

Mohammed Surur alias Mansur, a fugitive wanted in the US for alleged drug and ivory trafficking, had chartered a plane from Yemen to Kenya to escape arrest by Interpol.

Yesterday, his whereabouts remained unknown as his relatives camped outside Port police station seeking answers. A top government official in Nairobi told The Standard that Surur was transferred from Mombasa on Wednesday night to an unknown location.

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