Kenya seizes more than 900 kg of bhang from Tanzania at Namanga border
Kenya Revenue Authority officers seized more than 900 kilograms of bhang worth about Sh9 million from a truck that had just crossed from Tanzania at the Namanga border point; the driver fled and a manhunt was launched.
Kenya Revenue Authority officers seized more than 900 kilograms of bhang worth about Sh9 million at the Tanzanian border on Thursday.[1]The bhang, packed in 31 sacks, was being transported in a truck that had just crossed into Kenya when officers intercepted it during a routine inspection and found it concealed in one of the truck’s compartments.[1]
KRA spokesman Kennedy Onyonyi said the truck driver ran away when officers searched the vehicle, and police in Namanga launched a manhunt for him.[1]Following the seizure, officers tightened security at the border to curb bhang trafficking from Tanzania, which is seen as the main source of the drug consumed locally.[1]An anti-narcotics officer said the bhang is usually transported to Nairobi before being repackaged and taken to Mombasa.[1]
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