314 kg in 10 sacks seized at Diani after tip-off, two held
ANU Mombasa detectives with DCI Diani arrested a suspected trafficker in the Chief's area of Diani on 23 September 2024, recovering 10 sacks of bhang weighing 314 kg and valued at Sh9.4 million; a 30-year-old woman was arrested in a nearby house. A separate Kiembeni raid the same period netted 16 sacks worth Sh25 million.
🇰🇪 Chief's area, Diani, Kwale · Kenya
- Arrested
- 2
- Cannabis
- 314 kg
Authorities in Kwale County arrested two suspects and seized bhang valued at
Sh9 million in an ongoing coastal drug-trafficking crackdown.[1] The
operation in Diani combined ANU Mombasa detectives with DCI Diani
investigators.[1]
On a public tip-off, officers apprehended a suspected drug trafficker in the
Chief’s area of Diani; his arrest led to 10 sacks of bhang weighing 314 kg
with a street value of Sh9.4 million.[1] A 30-year-old woman was then
arrested in a nearby house, and both suspects were held with the narcotics
secured as evidence.[1]
In a separate operation in the same crackdown period, Mombasa officers
raided a Kiembeni residence on credible intelligence and recovered 16 sacks
of suspected cannabis worth Sh25 million, arresting the suspected
trafficker’s wife to assist investigations.[1]
Sources
- Authorities arrest two suspects, seize bhang worth Sh9 million in Kwale. The Eastleigh Voice, 23 September 2024. In English.
Open questions the AI reported
- The map uses a Diani locality reference point, not the precise site within the chief’s area.
- No second outlet account was found; whether the two were charged, and the details of the related Kiembeni 16-sack seizure, were not reported.