SH9.4M BHANG SEIZED IN SWIFT RESPONSE TO CURB TRAFFICKING

Police have seized over 335kg of Bhang in two separate security operations in Machakos and Isiolo counties, arresting one suspect and impounding a motor vehicle used in trafficking part of the prohibited cargo.

In Athiriver South sub-county within Machakos County, a tip-off from a member of the public led to the recovery of 8 gunny bags containing 115kg of cannabis at a building under construction at Kwa Mang'eli area. Alongside the seizure estimated at Sh 3,450,000 in street value, a guard deployed at the site was arrested as police hunt for the owner of the house identified as Susan Muya.

In the second incident, a multi-agency team based at Kinna VCP within Garbatulla intercepted a Nissan Xtrail Reg No. KBQ 199X following an intelligence report that the vehicle was ferrying narcotics along the Isiolo-Modogoshe highway.

Determined to evade police dragnet, the driver defied orders to stop and sped off, triggering a hot chase that saw the vehicle immobilized half a kilometre away. The two occupants managed to escape on foot, leaving behind the vehicle loaded with 44 bales of cannabis each weighing 5kg. The drug haul is estimated at Sh 6M in street value.

Exhibits in both operations have been processed and preserved as evidence, as heightened operations against drug use and trafficking continue across the country.