National Police Service (Kenya)
🇰🇪 Kenya · Police · 21 reports
- People arrested
- 38
- Cannabis seized
- 4.0737 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Two arrested after officer slashed with panga in Turbo bhang raid
Police in Turbo Sub-County arrested two suspects after a violent confrontation during a bhang raid at a house in Bondeni Dip village, Uasin Gishu County. A group armed with crude weapons attacked officers, slashing one policeman's hand with a panga before reinforcements were summoned.
Arrested 2Sites 1Injured 1Two arrested as police find four bales of bhang in a Webuye vehicle
Police in Webuye, Bungoma County, stopped a vehicle and found four bales of suspected bhang concealed inside, then arrested its two occupants. The two were held for arraignment and the vehicle detained; police published no weight or street value for the bales.
Arrested 2Three arrested as NACADA seizes 1,002 rolls of bhang in Jericho
On 30 October 2026, NACADA officers raided a two-bedroom house in Nairobi’s Jericho Estate and arrested three occupants. They seized 1,002 rolls of suspected bhang, including 936 brown rolls and 66 red rolls hidden in a black polythene bag.
Arrested 325 kg of bhang seized in Juja vehicle stop and Kimilili house raid
Police arrested two suspected traffickers and seized over 25 kg of cannabis sativa in coordinated operations on 28 October 2026: about 20 kg found in vehicle KDV 137V stopped at KK Towers in Juja Town, whose driver was taken into custody, and bhang in two green sacks and a blue basin plus rolling papers and a rolling stick at a rental house at Kamukuywa Market, Kimilili, after a public tip-off.
Arrested 2Cannabis 25 kg927 rolls of bhang seized in Ruiru and Ciagi-ini raids
Police seized 927 rolls of bhang in two intelligence-led operations on 23 October 2026: 596 rolls recovered in the Wataalam area of Ruiru Sub-County, Kiambu, with the network suspects still pursued, and 331 rolls plus crude weapons from an intercepted trafficker at Ciagi-ini village, Kirinyaga, who was arrested pending arraignment.
Arrested 1Two arrested with 1,087 bhang rolls in Kiambu and Embu
Police arrested a suspected peddler with 800 rolls of bhang in Juja and a man with 287 rolls in Embu on 21 October, both held for arraignment. The National Police Service says the operations target drug distribution networks.
Arrested 2Person of interest held with 200 rolls of bhang at Kakawa Market
Makima police arrested a person of interest with 200 rolls of suspected bhang at Kakawa Market, Embu County, on 11 October 2026. The suspect was held at Makima Police Station pending arraignment with the rolls as exhibits.
Arrested 12,900 rolls of bhang abandoned in Dandora motorcycle chase
Officers patrolling Highridge pursued a motorcyclist carrying a brown sack along Korogocho Road toward Dandora Dumpsite on 23 September 2026; the rider escaped but abandoned the sack, which held about 2,900 rolls of bhang. The exhibit is secured pending further investigation.
Police uproot 2,000 kg of bhang from three-acre Mwingi plantation
Security officers uprooted a three-acre bhang plantation hidden among food crops in Kakongo Village, Mwingi Central, in an operation the DCI announced on 14 September 2026. The crop weighed 2,000 kg at Mwingi Police Station, where the DCI estimated its street value at Sh60 million; the cultivators fled and detectives were still looking for them.
Area 1.2 haCannabis 2 tOne motorcyclist arrested with cannabis rolls in Nyatike, Migori
Police arrested a motorcyclist in the Pap Rombe area of Nyatike, Migori County on 2 August 2026 after he failed to stop for a check. A search found several rolls of suspected cannabis hidden in his clothing and luggage; he was held at Macalder Police Station with the motorcycle and drugs kept as exhibits.
Arrested 1Officer held after 20 kg cannabis found in his Dagoretti house
Muthangari officers raided a fellow officer's residence in Dagoretti on 23 July 2026 on a public tip-off and recovered two bags holding six bales of cannabis sativa weighing about 20 kg. The officer was taken into custody pending arraignment; NPS said no one gets preferential treatment by status.
Arrested 1Cannabis 20 kgThree held as 636 rolls of bhang seized in Rachuonyo North raid
A multi-agency team of Kendu Bay police and local administrators raided Rachuonyo North on 13 June 2026, arresting three suspected traffickers and seizing 636 rolls of bhang worth about Ksh1.2 million packed in two green sacks and a white carrier bag.
Arrested 3Four apprehended as 549 rolls found in Embu Township drug den raid
A multi-agency team raided a suspected drug den in Embu Township on 19 April 2026, apprehending four persons of interest inside and recovering 549 rolls of cannabis sativa plus a metallic grinder container. All four were held at Embu Police Station pending arraignment.
Arrested 4Lorry with 14 sacks of bhang intercepted in Nyamakima operation
Nairobi CBD officers intercepted a lorry in the Nyamakima area on 6 January 2026 and, after escorting it to the Nairobi Area Traffic yard, found 14 sacks holding about 90 kg of unprocessed bhang. The driver and his assistant were arrested pending investigation and arraignment.
Arrested 2Cannabis 90 kg1,508 rolls and 1.5 kg of bhang seized in Kibiku tip-off raid
Kibiku police with the Kirangari assistant chief raided the Kibiku area of Kiambu on 8 December 2025 on a public tip-off, seizing 1,508 rolls and 1.5 kg of unprocessed bhang worth about Ksh 200,000 and arresting one suspect pending arraignment.
Arrested 1Four held as 1,107 rolls and 6 kg of bhang seized in Kikuyu raid
Kikuyu police arrested four suspected peddlers in an intelligence-led early morning raid at Makutano on 30 November 2025, seizing 1,107 rolls and 6 kg of bhang worth about Ksh 210,000. The suspects were held for processing and arraignment.
Arrested 4Cannabis 6 kgKenya seizes 477 kg of bhang and arrests two in Kilifi South
DCI officers in the Swallows area of Kilifi South seized 477 kilograms of bhang worth about Sh14 million on 6 December 2023 and arrested two men after shots were fired to stop their car. The suspects awaited arraignment as the DCI investigated.
Arrested 2Cannabis 477 kgNgara raid nets 26 bags of bhang and Ksh13 million in cash
A multi-agency police team raided a store in the Kariowa slums of Ngara, Nairobi, on 15 August 2023, seizing 26 bags of cannabis, rolling materials and Ksh12,975,000 in cash hidden under a mattress. Four people were taken into custody and the Anti-Narcotics Unit took over the investigation.
Arrested 4555.7 kg of bhang seized at Webuye; driver later jailed 20 years
Police stopped a truck at Webuye on 13 June 2022 and found 555.7 kg of bhang hidden in sacks on a run from Uganda to Mombasa. The driver, Charles Mutuku Kamuya, was convicted of trafficking and jailed for 20 years with a Ksh 45 million fine, a sentence upheld on appeal in 2024.
Arrested 1Convicted 1Cannabis 555.7 kgPrison 20 yearsTwo arrested with bhang worth Sh5 million in Samburu
Police arrested Jared Omondi and Caleb Otieno in Samburu, Kwale County, seizing about seven sacks of bhang said to be worth Sh5 million. The consignment had come from Tanzania and was bound for Mombasa, police said.
Arrested 2Kenya seizes more than 900 kg of bhang from Tanzania at Namanga border
Kenya Revenue Authority officers seized more than 900 kilograms of bhang worth about Sh9 million from a truck that had just crossed from Tanzania at the Namanga border point; the driver fled and a manhunt was launched.
Cannabis 900 kg