Four suspects have been arrested and more than 66 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa recovered in a coordinated crackdown on narcotics trafficking in Busia and Bungoma counties.
In Busia, 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 was transporting cereals to Nairobi when a search uncovered 14 bales of cannabis concealed beneath dry cassava. The drugs, packed in two sacks, weighed 59.15 kilogrammes and had an estimated street value of Sh1,774,500.
Two suspects, Evans Josiah Mugambi and Moses Murambula Odwera, were arrested and taken into custody.
In Bungoma, officers from Bungoma Police Station stopped a grey Toyota Probox, registration number KCK 089M, during patrols along the Siritanyi–Mateka Road.
A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of five bales of cannabis weighing seven kilogrammes. The consignment had been wrapped in yellow tape and concealed inside a sack.
Boaz Kwamba and Peter Ndungu were arrested in connection with the drugs.
The four suspects remain in custody pending processing and arraignment. The vehicles and recovered narcotics have been secured as exhibits as investigations continue.
