This archive report was first published on 14 August 2019.
On Wednesday, a primary school teacher in Mwatate, Taita Taveta County, was arrested for allegedly being in possession of bhang and shisha estimated to be worth Ksh.170,000.
Justus Kimonge Kicho, 48, a teacher at a local primary school, was found with bhang worth Ksh.120,000 and one kilogram of shisha with a street value of Ksh.50,000 during a police raid at his home.
His wife was also arrested after being accused of selling painkiller drugs without proper government licenses.
The two suspects were taken to Mwatate Police Station and are expected to be arraigned in court once investigations are complete.
The incident comes amid an intensified crackdown against drug trafficking at the coastal region.
Interior CS Fred Matiang'i had declared war on criminal gangs terrorizing residents in the area, whom he claimed are linked to the movement of drugs in the region.
