A suspected drug trafficker wanted in the United States of America will remain in custody in Nairobi for 21 days pending extradition proceedings.
Hudeife Muhumed Mire is being investigated for the offence of Third-Degree Murder in violation of Minnesota Statute, Sell/give/distribute controlled Substance Schedule 1&2 in violation of Minnesota Statute 609.205(1), Manslaughter in the 2nd degree-culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk in violation of Minnesota statute 609.195(b) among other offenses.
Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina allowed the suspect to be detained for three weeks at Gigiri Police Station pending extradition proceedings.
Mire is alleged to have caused the death of a lady in Minnesota on 16th April 2024, by selling her drugs laced with a deadly dose of fentanyl.
The suspect is said to have fled Minnesota and travelled to Nairobi, Kenya, with intent to evade prosecution thereby constituting an extraditable offense under Kenya Law.
According to an affidavit by Inspector Lazarus Njuguna, Mire was arrested on the 29th October 2025 within Ongata Rongai, Kajiado County.
IP Njuguna told the court that the offences for which the respondent is wanted are punishable under the laws of the requesting state and would constitute offences under Kenyan law if committed within Kenya, thus satisfying the dual criminality requirement under Section 4 of Cap. 76.
“Kenya is a member of INTERPOL and bound by its Constitution and Rules, which obligate member states to assist in locating and detaining fugitives upon issuance of a valid Red Notice or request from a competent authority,” the investigator added.
The court heard that the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) Nairobi received a formal request from INTERPOL Washington and the U.S. Department of Justice for the provisional arrest and detention of the respondent pending extradition proceedings.
The investigators claimed that the suspect poses a flight risk and may interfere with ongoing investigations or abscond if not detained.
