Police have arrested two suspected drug traffickers and seized bhang worth Ksh12 million in Kilifi County.
According to a statement shared by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) the suspects, a driver and his turnboy, were arrested in a joint operation following a tip-off from members of the public.
Police ambushed the suspects, Joseph Nzomo, 28 and Auress Godfrey, 27, along the Mariakani-Mavueni Road as they attempted to transport the counterfeit drug weighing 429 kilograms to an undisclosed destination using a truck.
“In the operation conducted jointly with their ANU Mombasa counterparts along the Mariakani-Mavueni road, the officers responded to a tip-off that a Mercedes-Benz Actros KAY 269J/ZC was about to become a vessel of vice, poised to transport the illicit cargo to a location shrouded in mystery,” the statement reads in parts.
“The officers swiftly followed leads to the truck, ambushing the unsuspecting duo at an open field while flexing muscles in readiness to load seven sacks of the prohibited herb,” DCI added.
They were immediately apprehended and escorted to the Mariakani Police Station where they are currently cooling their heels awaiting arraignment.
The vehicle used by the suspects is also being detained at the police station.
Detectives have subsequently warned drug traffickers and peddlers against the illicit trade and urged them to consider venturing into other lawful income-generating ideas before the law catches up with them.
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