Two 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.
π°πͺ Juja, Kiambu and Embu counties Β· Kenya
- Arrested
- 2
In a National Police Service statement shared on 22 October 2026, police said the arrests were made the previous day in operations against drug distribution.[1] In Juja, Kiambu county, officers arrested a woman described as a notorious local bhang peddler and recovered 800 rolls of suspected cannabis in her possession.[1][2] She was held pending arraignment as investigations continue.[1][2]
In a separate Embu county operation, officers on patrol arrested a man found with 287 rolls of suspected cannabis, who was likewise detained for arraignment.[1][2] Together the two seizures totalled 1,087 rolls.[1][2] The service says it remains committed to pursuing suspected traffickers and bringing them before the courts.[1][2]
Sources
- 2 drug traffickers arrested in Kiambu, Embu as police recover 1,087 bhang rolls. People Daily, 22 October 2026. Archived copy.
- Three arrested in anti-drug crackdown in Kiambu, Embu and Homa Bay counties. Radio47, 22 October 2026.