{"id":103094,"date":"2024-11-23T08:03:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T08:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/11\/23\/six-arrested-as-police-seize-over-170kg-of-bhang-worth-ksh5-1m\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T08:03:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T08:03:20","slug":"six-arrested-as-police-seize-over-170kg-of-bhang-worth-ksh5-1m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/six-arrested-as-police-seize-over-170kg-of-bhang-worth-ksh5-1m\/","title":{"rendered":"Six arrested as police seize over 170Kg of bhang worth Ksh5.1M"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\">\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Police have arrested six suspects and seized over 170 kilograms of marijuana valued at Ksh5.1 million in two separate operations conducted in Merti and Buruburu.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), four suspects were apprehended along the Moyale-Isiolo highway after officers discovered 16.7 kilograms of marijuana concealed within a bus they were traveling in.<\/p>\n<p>The bus, which was en route to Nairobi, is believed to be part of a broader drug trafficking network.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate operation in Buruburu, officers from the Transnational Organized Crimes Unit intercepted a Toyota Probox carrying 155 kilograms of marijuana.<\/p>\n<p>The two suspects, Samson Zimbwakale, 27, and Phesto Sigungu, 46, abandoned the vehicle during a high-speed chase from Ngong and fled to Athi River.<\/p>\n<p>They were later apprehended them at Cedar Court Apartments and are currently detained at Muthaiga Police Station.<\/p>\n<p>The seized drugs have been processed and secured, with the suspects expected to face charges of possession and trafficking of narcotics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/six-arrested-as-police-seize-over-170kg-of-bhang-worth-ksh5-1m\/\">Six arrested as police seize over 170Kg of bhang worth Ksh5.1M<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/six-arrested-as-police-seize-over-170kg-of-bhang-worth-ksh5-1m\/\">Six arrested as police seize over 170Kg of bhang worth Ksh5.1M<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbc.co.ke\/\">KBC<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police have arrested six suspects and seized over 170 kilograms of marijuana valued at Ksh5.1 million in two separate operations conducted in Merti and Buruburu. 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