Chiefs start combing miraa farms in Embu for hidden bhang

By , K24 Digital
On Thu, 12 May, 2022 13:13 | 2 mins read
Police officers, who were acting on a tip-off, raided Cyrus Wachira farm at Kimuringa in Mbeere South and found him busy tending the illegal crop. PHOTO/Brian Malila

Embu County Commissioner Eddysson Nyale has ordered a crackdown on all miraa farms in the county after a farmer was caught growing bhang along with the khat plant.

The commissioner ordered chiefs to conduct an inspection in all the miraa and coffee farms saying that there were those who were using a trick to grow the prohibited plant, bhang, inside other crops.

"I want to order all the chiefs to traverse all miraa farms from today and establish whether it is only miraa that's grown there or there is bhang inside the farms," Nyale said.

Police officers, who were acting on a tip-off, raided Cyrus Wachira's farm at Kimuringa in Mbeere South and found him busy tending the illegal crop.

The officers arrested him and uprooted the bhang from his miraa farms.

Farmer to be arraigned

The county security committee chair said the team has declared war against drug dealers and that no one will be spared in the operation.

"We shall deal ruthlessly with those trading bhang in this county," Nyale said.

Nyale lauded the members of the public who informed police officers about the suspect urging them to partner with security agencies to fight drugs in the county.

Upon interrogations by police, Wachira tried to defend himself saying that he only plants the bhang for personal use but sometimes he sells it to his friends who are in need of it.

Embu County Police Commander Daniel Rukunga, who accompanied the commissioner, said that Wachira, will be arraigned in court on Thursday after the conclusion of investigations.

"He is going to serve as a lesson to all those involved in drug peddling in the county,’’ Rukunga said.

Rukunga said they are pursuing other suspects based on a tip-off from the locals.

He warned those doing illegal drug businesses to stop because soon they will face the wrath of the law.

The bhang is estimated at a street value of Ksh100,000. It includes 250 grams of harvested stimulant, two rolls of bhang, and 240 stems of bhang.

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