This archive report was first published on 26 September 2019.
On September 26, 2019, a daring middle-aged woman was caught attempting to smuggle narcotics into the heavily guarded Manyani Maximum Security Prison.
The suspect, Mary Wairimu, was carrying a baby when she was stopped by prison guards at the gate. A hollowed bar of soap in her belongings caught the guards' attention, and upon inspection, eight miniscule sachets containing suspected heroine were found.
Confirming the incident, Voi Sub-County Ward Commander Bernastein Shali stated that the suspect was promptly arrested and handed over to the police for further investigation.
"We have the suspect in our custody and will arraign her in court today. The sachets will be taken to government chemists to determine the type of drugs she was smuggling into the prison," said Mr. Shali.
Manyani Maximum Security Prison has seen a string of drug busts in recent months, with two prison wardens arrested in August for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the facility.
