This archive report was first published on 19 November 2019.
On November 14, 2019, Euticus Macharia Mwangi and Rodgers Njogu Kimani were arrested for allegedly trafficking bhang along Ladhies Road in Nairobi. They were taken to Kamukunji Police Station and locked up.
However, the two men allegedly stole a mobile phone from police officer Nyambura Maina while her colleague Sophia Mbabu was taking their fingerprints. They then jumped through the window in an attempt to flee from the officers' shared office.
They landed on the police canteen's roof before scaling down, but an alarm was raised and officers in the canteen rearrested them and locked them up in the cells.
It was later discovered that the stolen phone was found inside Mwangi's trousers' pockets.
Mwangi was charged with trafficking 19 rolls of bhang worth Sh380, while Kimani is facing charges of trafficking 15 rolls of bhang with a street value of Sh300. They are also facing alternative charges of possession of the narcotic drug.
