Police arrested five people for trafficking cannabis sativa in a joint operation across Busia, Homa Bay, Kitui, Murang’a and Wajir counties.[1][2]
In Busia, detectives of the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau stopped Abubakar Omar Rajab at the main bus stage before he boarded a Nairobi bus and found a large bale of cannabis wrapped in yellow cello tape inside his black bag.[1][2] He was taken to Busia Police Station for processing pending arraignment.[1][2]
In Homa Bay, detectives arrested Elijah Ochieng Alfred at his house in Rodi Township and recovered 64 rolls of bhang.[1][2] At a Kivandini roadblock on the Thika-Garissa Highway in Kitui, a multi-agency team searching a Nairobi-bound public service vehicle arrested Nickolas Mathumbi Kitati with 325 rolls of cannabis in his jacket.[1][2]
In Murang’a, Kigumo officers arrested Evans Karanja Mwaura in Kangari Township after finding 150 rolls of bhang and rolling papers in his silver Toyota Fielder, which was detained.[1][2] In Wajir, detectives arrested Abdnasir Jelle and recovered ten bales of cannabis.[1][2] The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said it would keep targeting traffickers and disrupting supply chains.[1][2]
