{"id":148059,"date":"2026-07-27T08:02:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dci-busts-sh3-3mn-cannabis-haul-after-dramatic-highway-chase\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:02:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T08:02:49","slug":"dci-busts-sh3-3mn-cannabis-haul-after-dramatic-highway-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/dci-busts-sh3-3mn-cannabis-haul-after-dramatic-highway-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"DCI busts Sh3.3mn cannabis haul after dramatic highway chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 27 \u2013 Two suspected drug traffickers are in police custody after detectives intercepted a vehicle carrying 110 kilograms of cannabis worth an estimated Sh3.3 million following a dramatic chase along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The suspects, Emmanuel Wesonga and Stephen Daria, were arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations\u2019 (DCI) Anti-Narcotics Unit after abandoning their vehicle and attempting to flee on foot.<\/p>\n<p>According to the DCI, detectives acting on intelligence flagged down a blue Nissan Note at the KFA Roundabout. Instead of stopping, the driver allegedly accelerated, made a dangerous U-turn and sped off toward the Eveready area.<\/p>\n<p>Despite suffering a punctured front tyre, the vehicle continued on its rim before the occupants abandoned it and fled.<\/p>\n<p>Detectives pursued and arrested the pair before searching the vehicle, where they recovered five sacks containing 110 kilograms of cannabis sativa valued at about Sh3.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>The latest seizure comes days after authorities confiscated cannabis worth Sh13.4 million in coordinated intelligence-led operations across Nandi, Kiambu and Kisii counties, underscoring an intensified nationwide crackdown on narcotics trafficking.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/capitalfm.africa\/sh13-4m-cannabis-haul-tops-fresh-anti-drug-crackdown-across-3-counties\/\">Sh13.4m cannabis haul tops fresh anti-drug crackdown across 3 counties<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The operations form part of a broader anti-drug strategy announced by President William Ruto, including the expansion of the DCI\u2019s Anti-Narcotics Unit, enhanced intelligence-led investigations and tougher action against drug trafficking networks and their financial assets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the year we must eliminate the problem of drugs in the country. Our message is clear\u2014we will continue to strengthen intelligence gathering, enhance inter-agency cooperation, and pursue traffickers relentlessly wherever they operate,\u201d Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen said earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>The suspects remain in police custody pending processing and arraignment, while the recovered cannabis has been secured as evidence.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 27 \u2013 Two suspected drug traffickers are in police custody after detectives intercepted a vehicle carrying 110 kilograms of cannabis worth an estimated Sh3.3 million following a dramatic chase along the Eldoret-Nakuru Highway. The suspects, Emmanuel Wesonga and Stephen Daria, were arrested by detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations\u2019 (DCI) Anti-Narcotics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}