Four Arrested as DCI Seizes Cannabis Worth Sh1.7mn in Busia, Bungoma

NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 2 – Four suspects have been arrested in a coordinated anti-narcotics operation in Busia and Bungoma counties, with detectives recovering more than 66 kilogrammes of cannabis concealed…

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the operation led to the seizure of 59.15 kilogrammes of cannabis in Busia and another seven kilogrammes in Bungoma.

In Busia County, detectives from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigation Bureau (NANIB), acting on intelligence, intercepted a Fuso lorry, registration number KDU 981Y, along the Busia–Kisumu Highway.

The lorry, which was transporting cereals to Nairobi, was subjected to a search that uncovered 14 bales of cannabis concealed beneath dry cassava.

According to the DCI, the narcotics had been packed in two sacks and hidden under the cassava in an apparent attempt to evade detection.

The recovered cannabis weighed 59.15 kilogrammes and had an estimated street value of Sh1,774,500.

Two suspects, identified as Evans Josiah Mugambi and Moses Murambula Odwera, were arrested during the operation.

Source: Capital FM