Three arrested as 138 kg of bhang hidden as animal feed seized in Subukia
Detectives intercepted a Nissan van in Subukia on 5 April 2024 and found nine bales of bhang under sacks of hay, then arrested two accomplices at a Nakuru hotel and recovered 36 more bales from their car. Police seized 45 bales weighing 138 kg in all and sent the three suspects to the Rift Valley headquarters.
Detectives acting on a tip-off intercepted a suspicious Nissan vehicle in Subukia while it was headed toward Nakuru.[1][2]A search uncovered nine bales of marijuana hidden beneath sacks of hay.[1][2]
Faced with arrest, the 32-year-old driver Evans Oluoch Rogo led officers to two accomplices at a hotel in Nakuru city.[2]Officers arrested Ali Abdikadir Ali, 30, and Ortofa Dida, 28, and searched their saloon car, recovering 36 more bales of the herb.[1][2]
In total, police seized 45 bales weighing 138 kg, valued at about Sh3 million, and referred the three suspects to the Rift Valley Regional Headquarters.[1][2]
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The report dates the interception to Friday 5 April 2024 from the 6 April publication date saying the arrests happened on Friday.
The 36 bales from the saloon car are described as weighing 79 kg, implying the nine van bales weighed the remaining 59 kg; no other per-vehicle breakdown was published.
The same Eagle page describes a separate 9 February lorry seizure and older cases, which are left out here as different events.
No charge or court outcome beyond referral to the Rift Valley headquarters was reported.
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