A senior officer from Samburu East has been arrested after being found in possession of Cannabis Sativa.
The officer was arrested at his residence following a tip-off from the public.
DCI officers from serious crime headquarters also found approximately 15 tonnes of wood suspected to be sandalwood.
A further search in his house led to the recovery of a G3 Riffle with an empty Magazine, 2 ammunition rolls and 30 stones of Cannabis sativa.
A multi-agency team are said to have pursued two police motor vehicles that were being driven by two men.
The said motor vehicles were suspected to be carrying sandalwood.
The two police motor vehicles were traced to the residence of the officer.
The officer was arrested and will be escorted to DCI headquarters for further questioning.
The drivers of the two vehicles escaped
Efforts to trace the two drivers are ongoing.
