Two held as DCI seizes 898 rolls of bhang in Juja and Orera
DCI officers arrested Ann Wanjiku Njoki with 800 rolls of bhang at Juja Matatu Stage and Fredrick Dunga with 98 rolls plus chang'aa near a school in Orera, Homa Bay, on 22 October 2026. Both suspects were held pending arraignment.
🇰🇪 Juja Matatu Stage, Kiambu and Orera, Homa Bay · Kenya
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Detectives arrested two people and seized 898 rolls of bhang and three litres of illicit alcohol in separate anti-narcotics operations in Kiambu and Homa Bay counties on October 22, 2026.[1][2]
In Juja, Kiambu County, detectives attached to Juja Police Station arrested 24-year-old Ann Wanjiku Njoki at Juja Matatu Stage during an operation targeting suspected drug dealers; she was found carrying 800 rolls of bhang, which officers seized and secured as evidence.[1][2]
In Orera, Rachuonyo East Sub-County, Homa Bay County, officers from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau raided the home of 33-year-old Fredrick Dunga, also known as Ofisa or Babu, after residents complained about suspected drug trafficking near Orera Comprehensive School.[1][2] A search of the premises yielded 98 rolls of bhang tucked away in a cup, alongside three litres of chang’aa.[2]
Both suspects were taken into custody for processing ahead of their expected arraignment as investigations into the suspected trafficking continued.[1][2]
Photos and video
- Suspect behind rows of seized bhang rolls labelled in 100-roll batches. Photo: DCI via Metro News Photos: Metro News
Sources
- DCI arrests two suspects, seizes 898 rolls of bhang in Juja and Homa Bay. Radio Generation Kenya, 22 October 2026. In English.
- Police nab drug peddlers in crackdown. Metro News, 22 October 2026. In English.
Open questions the AI reported
- Whether the two suspects have been arraigned and what pleas or charges followed was not reported.