Police officers in Kisumu intercepted a consignment of bhang on the evening of 3 December 2025 after a tip from Saul Ndege, a driver with the Nyamira Express company, who had noticed suspicious luggage at the Kisumu office of the Guardian Angel bus company at about 5.30 pm.[1][2] The consignment, picked up from Ugunja in Siaya County along the Busia-Kisumu highway, comprised two large cartons and three suitcases and was destined for Mombasa.[1][2]

A team led by Kisumu Central sub-county police commander Peter Mulai moved to the scene and found the packages held bhang prepared for transit.[1][2] Crime scene investigators processed the site before the haul was taken to Kisumu Central police station.[1][2] Officers weighed the narcotics at 65.45 kilograms with an estimated street value of KSh 1,963,500, described in the accounts as worth about Sh2 million.[1][2][3]

Officers found the details of both the consignor and the consignee inside one of the cartons, and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations in Kisumu Central began a manhunt for those behind the trafficking.[1][2] The Kenya News Agency later reported that one male suspect had been arrested in connection with the haul.[3]