Police officers on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, recovered suspected drugs and over Ksh12 million cash stashed in a sack following a multi-agency operation at Kariwa Slums in Ngara.
In a statement through their social media page, National Police Service(NPS) noted that the drug substances are suspected to be Cannabis Sativa locally known as bhang.
"Police in Parklands, Nairobi recovered twelve million nine hundred and seventy-five thousand Kenyan Shillings (Ksh12,975,000) and suspected marijuana substances following a multi-agency operation," NPS stated.
Consequently, officers arrested at least four suspects namely Eugene Jumba, Hillary Jumbo, Sheila Withers and Teresa Wanjiru during the raid.
"The four were arrested with 26 bags of Cannabis Sativa (Marijuana), four cartons of rolling materials, 173 pieces of suspected blended drug/bhang, and 42 cartons each containing 200 pieces of cigarettes," police said.
The matter remains under investigation by the DCI Anti-Narcotics Unit.
POLICE IN GIGIRI RECOVER DRUGS AND KSH. 12 MILLION CASH MONEY
Police in Parklands, Nairobi today August 15, 2023 recovered twelve million nine hundred and seventy five thousand Kenyan Shillings (Kshs. 12, 975,000/=) and suspected marijuana substances following a multi-agency pic.twitter.com/3ajvXQasQW— National Police Service-Kenya (@NPSOfficial_KE) August 15, 2023
