Two arrested after officer slashed with panga in Turbo bhang raid
Police in Turbo Sub-County arrested two suspects after a violent confrontation during a bhang raid at a house in Bondeni Dip village, Uasin Gishu County. A group armed with crude weapons attacked officers, slashing one policeman's hand with a panga before reinforcements were summoned.
🇰🇪 Bondeni Dip village, Kachumba, Turbo, Uasin Gishu County · Kenya
Two suspected bhang sellers were arrested in Bondeni Dip village in Kachumba,
Uasin Gishu County, after a violent clash that left a police officer seriously
injured.[1]Officers acted on a tip-off and raided the village to arrest
individuals suspected of selling bhang from a residential house.[1]When
police reached the house, they discovered a sack of bhang and moved to arrest
the suspects.[1]Accomplices intervened and launched an attack on the
officers, with four people emerging armed with crude weapons.[1]
During the encounter, one suspect slashed an officer’s hand with a panga in an
attempt to frighten the remaining officers.[1]Turbo Sub-County Police
Commander Patrick Wekesa said the officers called for reinforcements from nearby
police stations as tension mounted in the village.[1]
Officers managed to detain two suspects, including the assailant who slashed the
officer’s hand, while two others escaped and remain at large.[1]The wounded
officer was rushed to Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital for treatment.[1]Police stated that the two detained suspects would be arraigned in court once
investigations are complete.[1]
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Detectives acting on a public tip-off raided a house at Keumbu Trading Centre in Kisii County and arrested 32-year-old Elijah Amisi Mogire, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said. They found seven sacks holding about 300 kg of suspected cannabis, known locally as bhang, and said he remained in custody pending arraignment.
On 30 October 2026, NACADA officers raided a two-bedroom house in Nairobi’s Jericho Estate and arrested three occupants. They seized 1,002 rolls of suspected bhang, including 936 brown rolls and 66 red rolls hidden in a black polythene bag.
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