The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has revealed that police have seized 73.6kg of Marijuana worth Kes 2.2million on the Migori-Sirare highway.
In a statement on X, DCI said the suspect who at large was intercepted riding a motorcycle carrying two bags containing the drugs.
“Despite their efforts, the trafficker managed to slip through their fingers, abandoning the narcotics and the motorcycle at the scene,” DCI said.
In another incident, police on the Nambale-Busia road seized 350 rolls of bhang weighing 22 kg, which had an estimated value of Kes 660,000.
The suspect, George Willis Obua, 20, was intercepted in a multi-agency roadblock driving a KBM 098P Isuzu pickup.
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“The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has made significant strides over the weekend, seizing large quantities of narcotics and apprehending suspects through well-coordinated efforts by officers across the country,” the Agency said.
At a roadblock on the Mai Mahiu-Nairobi road, police officers from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) and the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) arrested a suspect carrying 19 packages of Cannabis.
This is after the driver John Otero Mochoge attempted to flee causing a chaotic chase that led to the car getting stuck in a ditch.
