Police arrested 21-year-old Frida Night Odour after intercepting a car carrying suspected bhang in Kisumu.[1][2][3] Detectives stopped the Toyota Axio at the Kisumu Boys Roundabout.[1][2][4][5][6] The stop came during an intelligence-led operation on Friday 30 October 2026.[7][8] The driver ignored orders to stop and tried to flee, so officers deflated one of the tyres to bring the car to a halt.[9][8] In the commotion the driver escaped, leaving the passenger behind.[9][8][4][5]

A search of the car found the suspected cannabis sativa packed in sacks, weighing 282.55 kg.[9][8][4][5][10] The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) valued the cannabis at Sh8.65 million.[1][2][4][6][3][10] Investigators had not established where the consignment was headed or the wider network behind it.[7]

In its statement, the DCI said the driver escaped during a scuffle and that the woman was arrested while fleeing.[1][6][3] The woman and the bhang were taken into police custody, and detectives were still tracing the driver.[9][7][8] She remained in custody pending arraignment.[1][2][4][5]

The DCI said the operation was part of a nationwide anti-narcotics drive involving the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse Investigation Bureau (NANIB), the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB), the Rapid Deployment Unit and K-9 officers.[4]

The car was a gold Toyota Axio, registration number KCM 214Q.[5]

Officers also found 40 dozen packets of suspected uncustomed Supermatch cigarettes worth Sh40,000 in the car.[6]