Four suspects have been arrested in separate anti-narcotics operations in Busia and Bungoma counties following the recovery of cannabis sativa worth an estimated Sh1.9 million.
In Busia County, detectives from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigation Bureau (NANIB), acting on intelligence, intercepted a Fuso lorry along the Busia–Kisumu Highway.
The lorry, registration number KDU 981Y, was reportedly transporting cereals to Nairobi when officers conducted a search that uncovered 14 bales of cannabis sativa.
The narcotics, weighing 59.15 kilogrammes and valued at approximately Sh1,774,500, had been packed in two sacks and concealed beneath dry cassava in an apparent attempt to evade detection.
Two suspects, identified as Evans Josiah Mugambi and Moses Murambula Odwera, were arrested during the operation and taken into custody.
Meanwhile, in neighbouring Bungoma County, police officers from Bungoma Police Station intercepted a grey Toyota Probox along the Siritanyi–Mateka Road.
A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of five bales of cannabis weighing seven kilogrammes.
The drugs had reportedly been wrapped in yellow tape and concealed inside a sack.
Police arrested two suspects, Boaz Kwamba and Peter Ndungu, in connection with the consignment.
The combined haul recovered from the two operations weighed 66.15 kilogrammes, with an estimated street value of Sh1,984,500.
The four suspects remain in custody as officers complete investigations and processing ahead of their arraignment in court.
The impounded vehicles and recovered narcotics have also been secured as exhibits as investigations into the source and intended destination of the drugs continue. have been arrested in separate anti-narcotics operations in Busia and Bungoma counties following the recovery of cannabis sativa worth an estimated Sh1.9 million.
In Busia County, detectives from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigation Bureau (NANIB), acting on intelligence, intercepted a Fuso lorry along the Busia–Kisumu Highway.
The lorry, registration number KDU 981Y, was reportedly transporting cereals to Nairobi when officers conducted a search that uncovered 14 bales of cannabis sativa.
The narcotics, weighing 59.15 kilogrammes and valued at approximately Sh1,774,500, had been packed in two sacks and concealed beneath dry cassava in an apparent attempt to evade detection.
Two suspects, identified as Evans Josiah Mugambi and Moses Murambula Odwera, were arrested during the operation and taken into custody.
Meanwhile, in neighbouring Bungoma County, police officers from Bungoma Police Station intercepted a grey Toyota Probox along the Siritanyi–Mateka Road.
A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of five bales of cannabis weighing seven kilogrammes.
The drugs had reportedly been wrapped in yellow tape and concealed inside a sack.
Police arrested two suspects, Boaz Kwamba and Peter Ndungu, in connection with the consignment.
The combined haul recovered from the two operations weighed 66.15 kilogrammes, with an estimated street value of Sh1,984,500.
The four suspects remain in custody as officers complete investigations and processing ahead of their arraignment in court.
The impounded vehicles and recovered narcotics have also been secured as exhibits as investigations into the source and intended destination of the drugs continue.
