DRUG HAUL SEIZED AS POLICE HEIGHTEN CRACKDOWN

Eight suspects including a 50-year-old woman are in custody following the seizure of 497kg of Marijuana at a homestead where they were rounded up.

Acting on a tip-off from members of the public, police in Elementaita backed up by their Rift Valley region counterparts stormed the homestead located at Pakawa area in Gilgil, therein discovering the drug haul packed in 21 gunny bags.

The woman, Monicah Wanjiru alongside Nahashon Njoroge, Martin Njoroge, Stephen Kamau, Simon Ndung'u, Maxwell Nduale, Jackson Wanjohi and John Muthee aged between 22 and 27 were all arrested and are being processed for arraignment, Monday.