Thursday, April 9,
2026 - In an intense, intelligence-led operation that reads like a scene
from a crime thriller, officers from the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) based in
Garissa County executed a well-coordinated ambush that brought a suspected
poaching syndicate to its knees.
Acting on credible intelligence about a motor vehicle
ferrying armed individuals and illegal wildlife cargo, the vigilant officers
strategically positioned themselves along the Garissa–Daadab Road at Alango
Arba (Hagarbul) in Fafi Sub-County.
Under the cover of darkness and in the stillness of the
midnight hour, the trap was set.
Moments later, the unsuspecting suspects, completely
oblivious to what lay ahead, drove straight into the ambush.
The officers swiftly intercepted a white Suzuki Alto,
registration number KDC 529C.
What followed was a discovery that underscores the
persistent threat of illegal wildlife trade and armed poaching in the region.
Inside the vehicle were six suspects: Ali Idow Yussuf (66),
found armed with an AK-47 rifle loaded with 13 rounds of 7.62mm ammunition.
He also had an extra magazine loaded with 30 rounds tucked
in a jungle pouch and was dressed in jungle combat gear, claiming to be an NPR
officer based in Gadude, Fuad Hussein Mukhtar (30) - the driver of the vehicle,
Mahat Diriye Hussein (34), Hassan Jehow Diriye (56), Idle Farah Dagane (52) and
Hussein Ibrahim Abdulrahman (45).
A search of the vehicle revealed approximately 200 kilograms
of suspected giraffe meat, alongside a giraffe head carcass, a grim testament
to the brutal reality of wildlife poaching.
The haul is estimated to be worth Ksh 200,000.
Additionally, seven assorted mobile phones were recovered,
believed to be instrumental in coordinating the illegal operation.
The firearm and ammunition have since been secured as
exhibits at the KWS Garissa Station.
The suspects were initially held at Garissa Police Station before being transferred to KWS Headquarters in Nairobi, where they await arraignment.
Via DCI
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