Matatu Carrying Students Intercepted with Bhang Worth Ksh1 Million

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has intercepted a public service vehicle (matatu) carrying students with 401 rolls of bhang valued at least Ksh 1 million.

According to the DCI, the arrest followed a tip-off from vigilant members of the public who alerted authorities about a suspicious matatu, registration number KDM 981Z, operating under the Msamaria Mwema Sacco.

The vehicle was heading to Kisumu from Migori, loaded with the illicit cargo.

“Police officers from Kamagambo Police Station have nabbed a trafficker and confiscated 401 rolls of bhang. The arrest follows a tip-off from vigilant members of the public who alerted authorities about a suspicious public service vehicle, KDM 981Z, heading to Kisumu from Migori, loaded with the illicit cargo,” read the statement in part.

“Officers set up an ambush and intercepted the vehicle. A thorough search revealed two bags containing a total of 401 sizable rolls of bhang, weighing 34.4 kilograms, with an estimated street value of Ksh 1,032,000.” 

Matatu Carrying Students Intercepted with Bhang Worth Ksh 1M

At the time of his arrest, the driver, identified as Calvin Okoth Otieno, was carrying only students, perhaps banking on the assumption that such company would shield him from suspicion.

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However, his clever ruse was no match for the watchful eyes of members of the public.

DCI stated that Okoth is currently held in custody at Kamagambo Police Station, undergoing processing pending his court appearance.

This comes after a team of detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit and the Operations Action Team arrested three notorious drug traffickers on March 29 and seized a substantial cache of cannabis sativa.

Acting on intelligence, the team raided a rented house in Maji Mazuri, Mwiki, where they apprehended the primary suspect, 38-year-old Serah Wambui Nyaguthi.

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A search of the premises led to the discovery of 67 bales and five sacks of cannabis sativa, meticulously concealed within the house. Further interrogation of Nyaguthi provided crucial leads, resulting in the arrest of two more suspects: 43-year-old Miriam Omwoso Aywa and 32-year-old Moses Karanja.

The trio was taken to Muthaiga Police Station, while the confiscated drugs were transferred to the DCI headquarters for safe custody as exhibits.

In a separate operation, police officers in Embakasi arrested three more suspects—Sam Muthoka Musembi, Peter David Mumo, and Dorris Rashma Mutil—in possession of 181 rolls of bhang and 10 kilograms of unprocessed cannabis.

The suspects were taken to Embakasi Police Station as they undergo processing ahead of their court appearance.

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