𝗗𝗘𝗧𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦 𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗜𝗗𝗗𝗘𝗡 𝗜𝗡 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗡𝗔 𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗞𝗦, 𝗡𝗔𝗕 𝗦𝗨𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗡𝗜 

What looked like a regular consignment of bananas was in fact a cover for a haul of cannabis sativa, after detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU), Coast Region, working jointly with officers from Mariakani Police Station intercepted a passenger bus carrying the illicit cargo from Busia to Mombasa.

Acting on actionable intelligence, the team carried out a targeted operation at the Mariakani Weighbridge where they stopped a Tahmeed bus for a quick search.

The search peeled back the deception, uncovering five gunny bags with cannabis sativa, cleverly hidden beneath loads of bananas as a last-ditch effort to get past the law.

It was established that the package belonged to a 45-year-old passenger, Evelyn Atieno Ochola, who was arrested on the spot.

Atieno is currently undergoing processing pending arraignment. Meanwhile, the recovered narcotics have been detained as exhibits.

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