Six arrested as police seize large batch of bhang in Mwiki, Embakasi

Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested three suspected drug traffickers in Maji Mazuri, Mwiki, Nairobi County and recovered a large consignment of bhang.

The officers, drawn from the Anti-Narcotics Unit and Operations Action Team, apprehended the main suspect, 38-year-old Serah Wambui Nyaguthi, at her residence after acting on a tip-off from members of the public.

“A search of the premises led to the discovery of 67 bales and five sacks of cannabis sativa meticulously concealed within the house,” said the DCI in an X on Saturday.

After some grilling, Nyaguthi led the detectives to two of her associates, Miriam Omwoso Away and Moses Karanja.

“Further interrogation of Nyaguthi yielded crucial information, leading to the arrest of two additional suspects, 43-year-old Miriam Omwoso Aywa and 32-year-old Moses Karanja,” said the DCI.

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

Elsewhere in Embakasi, police have arrested three suspects in possession of 181 rolls of bhang and 10 kilograms of unprocessed marijuana.

The three suspects, Sam Muthoka Musembi, Peter David Mumo, and Dorris Rashma Mutil,  are being held at Embakasi Police Station pending processing and arraignment.