A contingent of security personnel working on a tip-off seized bhang worth Sh6 million during a sting operation in Isiolo County.
County Police Commander Moses Mutisya said following a tip-off from the public, a multi-agency team ambushed a four-wheel personal vehicle at camp Samaki in Garbatula Subcounty and recovered the bhang on Sunday, even as police intensified the crackdown on hard drugs and illicit brews in the area
Mutisya said the driver and another man escaped into the bushes near the Eldera area, leaving behind the vehicle, and upon search the haul of bhang was found.
He said the bhang was being transported to a neighbouring county.
The police commander said the owner of the vehicle who resides in Meru Town was arrested on Monday to assist in the investigation and give information about the driver and the nature of business done with the vehicle.
Mutisya said the operation to flush out sellers and users of hard drugs and illicit brews would continue saying a 40-year-old woman was recently arrested with 40 rolls of bhang, while another was arrested in Bulapesa village with 20 rolls and both have been charged in court
He said another woman suspected to be responsible for injecting young men and women with hard drugs was arrested and injection items were recovered from her.
He said the woman who hails from Nyanza region was arrested with syringes, gloves and cotton wool, but escaped at the law court before the charges were read to her.
The police boss said his officers had got information about where she was hiding and assured residents she would be re-arrested and immediately taken to court with more charges.
The police commander appealed to parents to be careful, especially during the Christmas holiday and put their children accountable every minute of the day to prevent them from indulging in bad and risky behaviours.
On security in Isiolo, Mutisya said the normal police patrols would continue and appealed to chiefs, their assistants and Nyumba Kumi elders to be vigilant and report any crime suspects to police officers at any station and copy the message of the reports to him for swift follow-ups.
Mutisya said the police are following up on last weekend's rustling incident, where three people were killed and five others injured.
He said more than 200 out of 250 animals stolen were recovered as the security men were still tracking the remaining herd and the culprits.
