Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit based in Mombasa and Voi, working with officers from Voi Police Station, intercepted a Scania truck towing a trailer in Voi Township in an intelligence-led operation.[1] The truck driver Fredrick Otieno Ogode and his alleged accomplice Edwin Ochieng Otieno were arrested at the scene.[1] The two suspects were identified as Fredrick Otieno Ogode and Edwin Ochieng Otieno after detectives stopped the truck in Voi Township.[2]

A search of the trailer found 11 gunny bags containing cannabis weighing 825 kilograms in total.[1] Police estimated the street value of the seized cannabis at approximately Sh24.7 million.[1] Detectives in Voi recovered 825 kilogrammes of bhang worth Ksh24.7 million and arrested two suspects.[2]

The two suspects were taken into custody together with the truck and the recovered narcotics while detectives processed the case for arraignment in court.[1] The DCI said investigations continued to establish the source and intended destination of the cannabis and to pursue other people believed to be linked to the consignment.[1] The seizure was described as part of recent anti-narcotics operations targeting trafficking networks along Kenya’s transport corridors.[1]