Suspected drug trafficker arrested as bhang seized in Mombasa

Detectives in Mombasa have arrested a driver who was found in possession of bhang on the Mombasa-Nairobi highway as a crackdown on narcotic drugs intensifies in the area.

Dominik Oseko Ngisa was nabbed following intelligent leads by officers from the Anti-Narcotics Unit in Mombasa.

He was intercepted at Jomvu and a quick search of his car revealed the marijuana hidden in his vehicle’s boot.

“In an operation fueled by intelligence, detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit Mombasa, made a significant breakthrough by arresting Dominik Oseko Ngisa, the driver of a suspicious Toyota Axio, Registration no. KCK 544J at Jomvu along the bustling Mombasa-Nairobi Road,” the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) stated on Wednesday.

“A thorough search of the vehicle revealed large rolls of cannabis cleverly hidden in the boot, showcasing the lengths to which traffickers will go.”

In a simultaneous operation, officers from Kiembeni Police Station descended on a house near Kiembeni Primary School where they seized six sacks of bhang.

As detectives intensify their search for the Kiembeni suspect, the Jomvu driver is currently in police custody along with the confiscated drugs pending arraignment.