The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has confirmed the arrest of a bhang courier suspect in Likoni following an early morning raid.
The detectives said the suspect, Collins Omondi, was nabbed while waiting for the narcotics to be delivered from Tanga, Tanzania, in the early morning hours on Friday, June 14, 2024.
“The hunt was on at 1 a.m. as a team of anti-narcotics officers from Kilindini trailed a suspect as he loitered at the Likoni Matatu station, impatiently waiting for a delivery sent from Tanga in Tanzania.
“As the clock struck 6 a.m., Collins Omondi seized the parcel and discretely stowed it in his Subaru Treza Reg. No. KDE 948E,” DCI said in a statement on X.
The bhang, according to the detectives, had been concealed with oranges, and upon further investigation, a 14kg bhang was uncovered.
“The officers, shadowing Omondi’s every move, trailed him to the Fazuka Apartment Complex in Utange Solian, where they swiftly arrested the unsuspecting smuggler. A meticulous search in his vehicle uncovered a cleverly concealed manilla sack, camouflaged with a mound of oranges.
“Upon closer examination, the sack was found to harbor 14kg of a dry greenish plant material, arousing strong suspicion of the illicit drug, Bhang!,” DCI added.
A second suspect was arrested when the detectives widened their operation zone.
“Securing the exhibit and with the suspect well restrained, the officers knocked at the house of Halima Masudi Hassan, who was up and ready to do some business.
“Unfortunate for her, the faces she saw at her door were what she ever dreaded. In her house, an additional 12kg of bhang were seized,” the statement added.
The suspects are detained at Port Police Station.
“By 7 a.m., when early birds were opening their businesses, Port Police Station was ushering in two suspected traffickers, a prohibited herb and a Subaru,” DCI’s statement concluded.
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