The DCI arrested four persons of interest and seized narcotics, illicit alcohol and other items in coordinated operations across Kisii, Kitui and Kajiado counties, per a DCI statement issued on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.[1]
In Riosiri, Kisii County, detectives acting on a public tip-off raided a suspect’s house, unearthing 1.63 kg of cannabis, 70 litres of chang’aa, 14 packets of Supermatch and nine of Oris cigarettes suspected counterfeit, plus cigarette-rolling materials.[1]
Along the Thika-Garissa Highway in Kitui, officers at the Kanyonyoo roadblock intercepted a Nairobi-to-Garissa passenger bus, recovering 30 rolls of suspected bhang and Rizla papers from a backpack; investigators believed the consignment was bought in Gatitu, Thika, for sale at Ukasi Market in Mwingi East.[1]
In Kajiado South, DCI detectives with Kimana Police Station officers intercepted a white Toyota Sienta on the Oloitoktok-Emali Road at Kimana on a tip-off, recovering four sacks of suspected bhang.[1]