Lamu Seafront residents were treated to a drama that lasted about thirty minutes over the weekend during the arrest of a drug peddler.
The drug peddler who had armed himself with a panga decided to plunge into the Indian Ocean to evade arrest as he was being pursued by police officers.
Two officers who also had swimming skills that they gained while growing up along banks of River Nzoia dived into the sea waters and chased after the notorious peddler.
“Two of the cops whom #Fichua later learnt that they grew up along the shores of river Nzoia, also dived into the sea, in a spirited aquatic battle to arrest the notorious drug dealer. Their experience swimming across the flooded river while growing up, came in handy,” read a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
The peddler swam towards the deep sea but the police officers did not give up on their chase.
“In a scene lasting about 30 minutes, the thug who would occasionally disappear under the water only to reappear floating at different points gave our two men the most challenging assignment of their career,” DCI said.
Lucky enough, a marine boat that was on patrol arrived in time and the marine police dived in the sea to tackle the suspect.
“The thug tried his underwater tactics but he was no match for the police divers whose buoyancy, speed and efficiency could only be compared to that of a dolphin,” DCI further said.
One of the officers was however injured after being attacked by a man who tried to obstruct the drug peddler’s arrest.
“While the suspect was being escorted along the seafront, one Ali Mohammad attempted to obstruct the officers while another one identified as Famau Muhashe, threw a projectile at our officers, seriously injuring constable Leonard Mutai,” the police report revealed.
All the three suspects are currently in lawful custody being processed for arraignment
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