This archive report was first published on 6 June 2020.
On June 6, 2020, police in Kieni East Sub-county, Nyeri County made a significant breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking, arresting two suspects at Chaka trading centre along the Nyeri-Nanyuki highway.
The suspects, identified as Mbuthia Maina and Morris Maina, were found packaging bhang in a palatial residence with a street value of Sh1 million. According to neighbours, the suspects were fresh university graduates in their early twenties.
Kieni East police commander Wilberforce Sichirani confirmed the arrest, stating, "We are here to confirm the great stride we have made in arresting these drug peddlers."
The police commander noted that the suspects had been a menace in Nyeri town, Kieni East, and the Nyeri County in general, supplying bhang to Chaka, Nyeri, Karatina, and Nanyuki towns.
"The consumption of the drug has recently increased in the area," Sichirani said, warning against the consumption of bhang due to its harmful effects on a person's health.
The suspects will be detained in police custody to help with investigations and will be arraigned in court when the exercise is completed.
Police commander Sichirani thanked members of the public for passing vital information to the law agents, which led to the successful arrest of the suspects.
