The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers have seized 12 bags of bhang and six sets of suspected stolen vehicle plates in Utawala.
In a statement on Tuesday, April 30, DCI said the operation targeted the residence of a suspected notorious trafficker, Joseph Nisa Ouma.
According to the DCI, the raid resulted in the recovery of 12 sacks of Cannabis sativa, commonly known as bhang, along with six sets of car number plates.
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These items were found in Ouma's residence located in the Utawala AP Stage area.
"DCI officers drawn from the Transnational Organized Crimes and Anti-Narcotics Unit today recovered 12 sacks of Cannabis sativa and six sets of car number plates from the house of a notorious trafficker, who had earlier been intercepted with another 50 sacks of the same drug along the Kisii-Rongo highway. Joseph Nisa Ouma had been temporarily released from Muthaiga police cells for a search in his Utawala AP Stage house, where the recoveries were made including a digital weighing scale," DCI said.
DCI said Ouma had previously been intercepted by authorities while transporting 50 sacks of the same drug along the Kisii-Rongo highway.
Following this initial encounter, he was temporarily released from Muthaiga police cells to facilitate a search of his residence.
In addition to the drugs and stolen vehicle plates, law enforcement officers also confiscated a digital weighing scale from Ouma's house.
Ouma reportedly refused to sign the inventory documenting the seized goods.
The DCI revealed that Ouma has been uncooperative in disclosing the identities of his accomplices, who are believed to be in hiding since his arrest.
However, investigations are ongoing to determine the recipients of the drug supplies linked to him.
"Besides concealing the identities of his accomplices who are believed to have holed up upon his arrest, the suspect also refused to sign the inventory of the recoveries seized from his house. Investigative interviewing is however ongoing to establish the recipients of his supplies," DCI added.
SEIZURE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS AND RECOVERY OF SUSPECTED STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE PLATES
DCI officers drawn from the Transnational Orgnized Crimes and Anti-Narcotics Unit today recovered 12 sacks of Cannabis sativa and six sets of car number plates from the house of a notorious… pic.twitter.com/x8RQZTihby— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) April 30, 2024
