Police in Siaya have arrested a suspect and seized sacks of bhang worth Ksh9 million.
The suspect, Justice Onyango Malaki, was intercepted by the police who were acting on a tip-off from an informant as he was ferrying the bhang from Busia to Nairobi using a Toyota Voxy.
Before his arrest, the officers laid a roadblock for the suspect and signalled him to stop when he arrived. However, the suspect ignored the police as he drove past the roadblock forcing the officers to chase after him.
The police fired at the suspect's vehicle, deflating one of his tyres, and ultimately stopping the vehicle. The suspect, however, attempted to flee but was caught by the officers who overpowered him.
Officers at the scene searched the vehicle and found 6 sacks of bhang weighing 298.5 kilograms and arrested the suspect.
He was taken into custody and is set to be arraigned in court on Monday, January 22, 2024, where he will be charged with trafficking narcotics.
Separate incident
The latest comes a week after another suspect in Ugenya sub-county was arrested for possessing seven sacks of bhang.
The suspect, Jared Okoyo Abucheri, was intercepted by officers along Sega-Ugunja Road while transporting the consignment on a motorcycle.
During the incident which occurred on January 8, 2024, the officers who were on patrol at the time stopped him, and upon searching his motorbike, they discovered that the ferried consignment were brooms of bhang stashed into seven sacks.
Confirming the arrest, Siaya County Police Commander Cleti Kimaiyo stated that the 26-year-old suspect would be arraigned in court and charged with owning an outlawed commodity.
