1,327 cannabis plants uprooted from a maize plot in Wakigunyi
Police and local administrators uprooted 1,327 cannabis plants intercropped with maize in Wakigunyi Village. The plantation owner escaped; the plants were booked as exhibits at Mbale Police Station while investigations continued.
Police and local administration uprooted 1,327 cannabis plants from a maize plantation in Wakigunyi Village, Vihiga County, on Monday, 7 September 2026. Assistant Chief Solomon Chunguli led the operation, and Vihiga Times says the cannabis was intercropped with maize. The report described the arrangement as an attempt to disguise cannabis cultivation as a food farm. It explains that maize can grow tall enough to screen the crop from view at a distance, noting a usual height range of 1.5 to 2.5 metres.[1]
The plantation owner escaped arrest and remained at large when the article was published. The uprooted plants were booked as exhibits at Mbale Police Station, within Vihiga County, and follow-up investigations were underway to identify and locate the owner. Vihiga Times’ photo caption identifies Chunguli and other officers inspecting the site where plants were uprooted; its collage shows cannabis in sacks beside a building and growing among maize stalks.[1]
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Assistant Chief Solomon Chunguli and officers inspect cannabis plants at the Wakigunyi site.Photo details
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