Two men have been arrested after 331 kilograms of bhang worth Sh9 million was discovered in a truck. The two men, aged 63 and 28, were nabbed in Transamara sub-county, Narok.
Police arrested two people coming from Isibania, Kenya’s border with Tanzania, after receiving a tip from the public.
Commander Kizito Mutoro of Narok Police confirmed that, based on information received from the public, police caught up with the truck and threatened to shoot out its tires if the driver didn’t open the doors.
The suspects are currently detained at Lolgorian police station in Trans Mara sub-county and will be arraigned in court later on.
Yesterday, Julius Nkolong Enkare, Adam Gituma Mugambi, and Mohammed Jelly Adan were sentenced to 20 years in jail for trafficking 446 kilograms of cannabis sativa.
The ruling was delivered by Hon Cosmas Maundu, the Chief Magistrate in Garissa Law Courts.
They have also been slapped with an additional fine of Sh40,140,000 or a further 1 year if they default to pay the fine.
