DCI revealed that the students in Form Three and Form Four were transporting the consignment of bhang to Nairobi from Busia.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Friday, August 2 announced the arrest of two high school students in possession of 23 kilograms of bhang.
In a statement, the DCI revealed that the students in Form Three and Form Four were transporting the consignment of bhang to Nairobi from Busia.
“Two high school students, one aged 17 in Form 4 and the other aged 16 in Form 3, were apprehended with a large amount of cannabis and placed in custody,” stated the DCI in part.
“The two were travelling on a Guardian Angel bus, registration number KCW 073X, destined for Nairobi from Busia when their illicit cargo was discovered.”
Consignment of bhang seized from high school students as of August 2, 2024. /DCI
A multi-agency team took action upon receiving anonymous intelligence and from the Suo roadblock, the team intercepted the passenger bus.
The officers conducted a meticulous search, which led to the discovery of five bales of cannabis, weighing a total of 23 kilograms, cleverly concealed in the students’ bags.
“The street value of the seized cannabis is estimated at Ksh690,000,” added the DCI.
The young suspects were promptly escorted to Busia police station, where they are being processed for their day in court.
The DCI and other authorities have been making a series of arrests. The recent and successful operation underscores the relentless efforts of law enforcement agencies to dismantle drug smuggling networks and uphold the rule of law across the country.
Just yesterday, undercover detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) intercepted a drug trafficker disguising herself as a normal passenger and recovered 1080 grams of cocaine.
“The suspect, Bioma Alice Gbassay from Sierra Leone, thought she could slip through security checks but our vigilant team of detectives caught her right in the act. Upon her arrival in Kenya en route to Mumbai, Bioma was escorted to the immigration offices where her luggage was picked up from the baggage hall and was taken to the Anti-narcotics office,” the DCI stated then.
After a meticulous search of her body and luggage, the detectives recovered suspected narcotic drugs hidden in various places. From her inner garments, a whitish substance wrapped with clear tape was recovered.
Further, two slabs of soap concealing a suspicious powdery substance were also recovered in her luggage. After being subjected to laboratory tests, the recovered substances turned out to be cocaine.
