Four arrested with over half a tonne of bhang in Bamburi
Detectives arrested four people at the Fisheries Estate in Bamburi, Mombasa, on 12 July 2024 and seized more than half a tonne of cannabis sativa valued at about Sh16.5 million that police say had arrived from Tanzania; the suspects were to face drug trafficking charges.
Detectives arrested four people at the Fisheries Estate in Bamburi, Mombasa
County, on 12 July 2024 and recovered more than half a tonne of cannabis
sativa that had recently arrived from Tanzania.[1]The haul was valued at
about Sh16.5 million.[1]
The suspects were named as Dorris Adika, her son David Omondi, her niece
Belinda Achieng and 61-year-old storekeeper Rhoda Vonza.[1]A police
spokesperson said the suspects had been monitored for a while before the
arrest.[1]
They were expected to be arraigned at the Shanzu Law Courts on drug
trafficking charges.[1]Police linked the seizure to a larger trafficking
network moving cannabis from Tanzania into Kenya, a connection drawn again a
week later when a van carrying about half a tonne of bhang was stopped in
Kwale.[2]
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Confiscated bags of bhang at Bamburi's Fisheries Estate in MombasaPhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
4
Value (official estimate)
KES 16,500,000
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Trafficking
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Charged
Route
Tanzania → Kenya
Sources
The Eastleigh Voiceeastleighvoice.co.keFour arrested in Mombasa after police seize Sh16.5m worth of bhang. 12 July 2024 arrests; Bamburi Fisheries Estate; half a tonne; Sh16.5 million; Tanzania origin
The Eastleigh Voiceeastleighvoice.co.kePolice seize vehicle transporting bhang worth Sh17 million in Kwale. Bamburi bust the previous Friday; Tanzania trafficking network link
Open questions the AI reported
No exact weight was published in the opened sources, which say more than half a tonne.
No court outcome for the four suspects, due to be arraigned at the Shanzu Law Courts, was reported.
Both opened sources come from the same publisher; no second outlet's account could be opened.
Authorities destroyed 266 kilograms of cannabis sativa at the incinerator facility of AIC Kapsowar Mission Hospital on 10 November 2026. The court-supervised exercise followed an order from the Iten Law Courts in the concluded trafficking case against Vincent Odhiambo.
Police in Webuye, Bungoma County, stopped a vehicle and found four bales of suspected bhang concealed inside, then arrested its two occupants. The two were held for arraignment and the vehicle detained; police published no weight or street value for the bales.
Detectives seized 170.8 kg of cannabis in 162 bales worth about KSh 5.1 million from an abandoned Mazda on the Malaba-Webuye road after a chase. The pursuit killed motorcyclist Muzungu Munialo, while the driver fled and remains sought.
Kenya's DCI seized more than 582 kg of suspected cannabis and 1,002 rolls of bhang in operations across Kisumu, Kisii and Nairobi on 1 November 2026, arresting five suspects. Officers shot out a getaway car's tyre in Kisumu; all five remained in custody pending arraignment.
