Two women arrested with bhang worth Ksh.1 million in Mombasa

Police in Likoni, Mombasa County, are holding two women found in possession of 1,650 rolls of a controlled substance believed to be bhang with an estimated street value of Ksh.1 million.

Detectives drawn from the Transnational and Organised Crimes Unit on Wednesday arrested the duo, Angeline Mwambingu and Joyce Mureithi, at Barabara ya Mchanga area in Likoni after receiving word that they were hiding the drugs inside their residential home.

The drugs were found concealed within a shopping bag inside the said home.

Confirming the incident, Likoni Police Commander Timothy Muasya told Citizen Digital that the suspects will remain in custody at Inuka Police Station pending arraignment and the conclusion of a DCI-led drug analysis to determine the controlled substance's composition.

He likewise stated that law enforcement personnel under his command will continue reining in drug peddlers and criminal gangs who have been terrorizing area residents.