Police in Voi in Taita Taveta County have intercepted 318 kilogrammes of bhang with an estimated street value of Sh9.8 million.
A suspected was arrested during the operation at Ikanga area on Wednesday.
Acting on a tip-off from members of the public, police found the drugs in a vehicle fitted with fake number plates.
Taita Taveta County police boss William Sadiq said the Mombasa-bound vehicle was ferrying 11, 90-kilogramme sacks of the drugs.
The arrest comes barely seven days after two suspected drug peddlers were nabbed in Busia and three bales of bhang seized by DCI detectives.
DCI boss Mohamed Amin said in a statement on X that the narcotic drug was stashed in backpacks and was believed to be destined for Nairobi.
The arrest, he said, was conducted by officers from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) based in Busia.
The male suspects aged 26 and 29 were arrested following information from members of the public, he said.
The top sleuth said the informants told the detectives that the duo was spotted at the busy Busia bus station while preparing to board a Nairobi-bound bus carrying luggage they suspected was narcotics.
“Anti-narcotics officers responded swiftly and managed to arrest the two, and upon thorough search discovered the 12kg of cannabis sativa with an approximate street value of Sh360,000. Legal processes have been initiated against the duo,” Amin said.
