Officer 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.
🇰🇪 Dagoretti sub-county, Nairobi · Kenya
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 20 kg
Officers from Muthangari Police Station arrested a fellow officer after raiding
his residence in Dagoretti sub-county and recovering two bags containing six
bales of cannabis sativa wrapped in yellow tape, weighing about 20 kilograms.[1][2] The raid followed a tip-off from members of the public about the officer’s
alleged illegal activities.[1][2]
The officer was taken into custody pending processing and arraignment, with the
drugs secured as exhibits.[1][2] The National Police Service said it enforces
the law without fear or favour and that no individual receives preferential
treatment because of position or status.[1][2]
Sources
- Cop arrested 20kg of suspected cannabis recovered from his house. The Star, 24 July 2026.
- Police officer arrested as 20kg cannabis recovered from Dagoretti house. People Daily, 23 July 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The officer's identity and the outcome of the arraignment are unreported.