Two arrested as police find four bales of bhang in a Webuye vehicle
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.
Two people were arrested in Webuye, Bungoma County, after police stopped a
vehicle carrying four concealed bales of suspected bhang.[1][2]The National
Police Service said officers from Webuye Police Station found the bales during
an intelligence-led operation on Monday, 9 November 2026.[1][2]
The two occupants of the vehicle were taken into custody pending arraignment in
court, and the vehicle was detained for further investigation.[1][2]The police
service said it would keep pursuing leads against drug trafficking networks and
asked the public to report suspected criminals to the nearest police station.[1]iPulse24 reported the same arrests of two suspects after the interception
of a vehicle carrying four concealed bales of suspected cannabis in Webuye.[3]It said the two suspects were held in police custody for processing and
arraignment, and that the vehicle was detained.[3]
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Police photo of the bales described as suspected cannabis, concealed inside travel luggage after the Webuye vehicle interception. Photo: Police handoutPhoto details
TV47 Digitaltv47.digitalTwo arrested as police recover four bales of bhang in Webuye, Bungoma County
The Starthe-star.co.keENTwo arrested after police intercept suspected cannabis consignment in Webuye
iPulse24ipulse24.comTwo Arrested as Police Seize Four Bales of Suspected Cannabis in Webuye
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No weight or street value was published for the four bales.
Neither suspect was named, and no charges, plea or court date were reported.
The articles give no separate time or place within Webuye for the vehicle stop; 9 November 2026 is the date of the police statement and of publication.
Coordinates are for Webuye town, not the exact interception point.
The TV47 Digital lead image is captioned only with the headline and carries no credit, so it is not listed as a confirmed photo of the seizure.
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.
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.
Police arrested two suspected traffickers and seized over 25 kg of cannabis sativa in coordinated operations on 28 October 2026: about 20 kg found in vehicle KDV 137V stopped at KK Towers in Juja Town, whose driver was taken into custody, and bhang in two green sacks and a blue basin plus rolling papers and a rolling stick at a rental house at Kamukuywa Market, Kimilili, after a public tip-off.
