Two bales found in mitumba load as Lamu-bound bus stopped at Sabaki
A multi-agency team stopped Tawakal Bus Service coach KDN 368W at Sabaki Bridge, Malindi, on 5 October 2025 and found two bulky bales of cannabis sativa hidden among second-hand clothes in the luggage hold. The suspected owner fled before arrest and a manhunt began; the bus was impounded.
🇰🇪 Sabaki Bridge, Malindi, Kilifi County · Kenya
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A Lamu-bound passenger bus was intercepted by anti-narcotics officers at
Sabaki Bridge in Malindi after a significant haul of cannabis was found
hidden in its luggage compartment.[1][2]
The Tawakal Bus Service coach, registration KDN 368W, was travelling from
Nairobi toward the Coast when a multi-agency team flagged it down for
routine inspection.[1][2] Searching the hold, detectives found two bulky
bales of cannabis sativa concealed among bundles of second-hand clothes, a
disguise police believe was meant to pass the narcotics off as ordinary
luggage.[1][2]
The suspected owner of the cargo fled moments before officers could react; a
manhunt began while the impounded bus and bales were secured as evidence.[1]
Sources
- Lamu-bound bus intercepted in Malindi as police seize cannabis haul. The Eastleigh Voice, 5 October 2025. In English.
- Police intercept bus ferrying cannabis at Malindi's Sabaki Bridge checkpoint. Capital FM, 5 October 2025. In English.
Open questions the AI reported
- No weight figure was given; whether the fled owner was caught was not reported.