89 Bales of Marijuana Confiscated Along Garissa Road

An operation launched by DCI’s Special Service Unit along Garissa Road in Thika saw the seizure of 89 bales of cannabis Sativa when a Nairobi-bound lorry christened Rhino Cement was intercepted.

Two suspects of trafficking in narcotics; Hassan Adan Maalim, 25, and Shedrack Maangi, 35, were also arrested in the operation.

The SSU sleuths were acting on an intelligence report, of a notorious criminal syndicate that guises as serious builders of the nation, while trading in the illegal drug from Wajir using branded vehicles.

An operation launched earlier today by DCI’s Special Service Unit along Garissa Road in Thika, saw the seizure of 89 bales of cannabis sativa, when a Nairobi-bound lorry christened Rhino Cement was intercepted.

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Upon interception, search and confiscation of the stowed stockpile, the two occupants and the KBS 601 M Actross lorry were escorted to DCI Headquarters, where the Anti-Nacortics detectives took over the case for further investigations.

The lorry has since been detained and the rest of the exhibits processed by Crime Scene Investigators, as the two suspects await arraignment tomorrow.

By John Kachibo