Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI)’s Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) have arrested a suspected drug trafficker and recovered bhang valued at Ksh11,610,000.
In a statement on Monday, January 19, the DCI said the suspect was apprehended after ANU detectives stopped a Toyota Voxy along the Kabarak-Nakuru Road.
While the vehicle’s driver managed to escape, the co-driver, identified as Dennis Mukungua, was arrested.
Anti-Narcotics Detectives Nab Suspected Trafficker With Ksh11.6M Bhang Haul. Photo: Courtesy.
The operation, carried out in collaboration with the DCI Dog Unit, followed credible intelligence that led to the interception and seizure of the illicit drugs.
During the search of the vehicle, detectives recovered 12 green sacks and 12 bales of bhang, totaling 387 kilograms.
Mukungua, along with the seized drugs and the impounded vehicle, was taken to the police station for processing ahead of arraignment.
In a separate operation, DCI detectives in Keiyo South, working with officers from Metkei Police Station, intercepted a Toyota Fielder in the Kapchorwa area of Kamwosor Location.
A search of the vehicle uncovered seven bags of bhang, leading to the arrest of the driver, Vincent Odhiambo.
He was taken to Metkei Police Station, along with the drugs and vehicle, for legal proceedings.
