Bhang: Police nab key suspects

Boniface Gikandi September 11, 2020 • 6:16 AM

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Two notorious traffikers believed to be supplying tonnes of bhang in Murang’a have been arrested after police trailed them from their Weitethie hide out in Thika.

The two were nabbed by police who had been monitoring their movement after their were identified as the major suppliers of bhang smoked in Maragua town area.

They fell in the police trap after a motorcycle was identified to be their only means of transportation of drugs, following random check of personal vehicles at the police checks.

The consignment, The Mountain Journal learnt had been bought at Sh37,000 which was sent to a Mr Kamau through mobile money services.

Murang’a South Police Commander Anthony Keter said the suspects were arrested at Karugia area along the Murang’a- Kenol road as they were transporting a haul estimated at Sh100,000.

The gang is reported to had evaded being intercepted near Kenol market a week ago after it sped off through a feeder road a two weeks ago.

Keter said the two have been associated with supplying of bhang in Maisha Mathi, Mathare and Maragua town, following surveillance conducted by the police.

“ The suspects are at Saba Saba police station where they are under going interrogation as the police are interested to establish the source,” said Keter.

In April at in Makuyu area a vehicle from Isiolo county was intercepted transporting bhang valued at Sh14.5 million to Nairobi.

The consignment is believed to had been sneaked from one of the neighbouring countries.