How DCI Tracked and Intercepted a Major Bhang Shipment in Coast Operation Worth Ksh 12.15M

Five suspects were arrested by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) after the agency nabbed contraband of cannabis sativa during meticulously planned operations in Mombasa, Kitengela, and Busia counties.

Police caught up with a suspicious truck with the registration number KDL 220P along the Coast following weeks of intelligence gathering.

After thoroughly searching the vehicle, detectives unearthed nine sacks containing cannabis sativa, totaling 450 kilograms, which was valued at an astonishing Ksh 12,150,000 according to the DCI’s estimation.

“The net is tightening around narcotics traffickers,” the DCI said.

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DCI Drug Busts Lead to Five Arrests

The driver and his assistant were identified as Emmanuel Ndoro and Paul Ogolla, and they were immediately taken into custody.

In another stroke of luck, officers apprehended Catherine Nzuki at Honey Pot Bar in Kitengela after they discovered two bales of cannabis sativa, a variety of rolled bhang, and a clear polythene zip-lock bag containing cannabis sativa.

In Busia County, a police team set up an ambush in the Butula Mission area, managed to stop a vehicle KBR 254P, and later discovered two densely packed sacks of cannabis sativa hidden inside.

The car’s occupants, Ibrahim Oduor Otieno and Alma Nzimi Muiya, were instantly taken into custody at Busia Police Station with their illicit cargo.

All five individuals are being held and are being processed in readiness for prosecution.

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Drug Trafficking Crackdown Continues

The DCI affirmed that the involved vehicle and seized narcotic drugs were being held as evidence in an increasingly fierce effort to put a halt to narcotics trafficking.

“The crackdown continues as law enforcement agencies turn up the heat on drug traffickers, determined to curb the menace of narcotics trafficking in our communities,” the DCI said.

Police described their coordinated actions as having the purpose of disrupting drug movement routes and disrupting networks smuggling drugs into urban areas.

Details regarding when the suspects will appear in court have yet to be released.

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