News:2026-07-27/Trafficking/110-kg-of-cannabis-recovered-after-vehicle-pursuit-on-the-eldoret-nakuru-highway

27 July 2026

Trafficking

Kenya · Uasin Gishu · Eldoret

110 kg of cannabis recovered after vehicle pursuit on the Eldoret-Nakuru highway

Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations flagged down a blue Nissan Note at the KFA roundabout on the Eldoret-Nakuru highway. According to the DCI the driver accelerated instead of stopping, made a dangerous U-turn and drove towards the Eveready area, continuing on the rim after a front tyre was punctured, before the two occupants abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. Emmanuel Wesonga and Stephen Daria were arrested after a pursuit. A search of the vehicle recovered five sacks holding 110 kg of cannabis with an estimated value of about KSh 3.3 million. The seizure followed coordinated operations in Nandi, Kiambu and Kisii counties days earlier in which cannabis worth KSh 13.4 million was recovered.

https://capitalfm.africa/dci-busts-sh3-3mn-cannabis-haul-after-dramatic-highway-chase/ Source

2026-07-27 Trafficking 110 kg of cannabis recovered after vehicle pursuit on the Eldoret-Nakuru highway Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations flagged down a blue Nissan Note at the KFA roundabout on the Eldoret-Nakuru highway. According to the DCI the driver accelerated instead of stopping, made a dangerous U-turn and drove towards the Eveready area, continuing on the rim after a front tyre was punctured, before the two occupants abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot. Emmanuel Wesonga and Stephen Daria were arrested after a pursuit. A search of the vehicle recovered five sacks holding 110 kg of cannabis with an estimated value of about KSh 3.3 million. The seizure followed coordinated operations in Nandi, Kiambu and Kisii counties days earlier in which cannabis worth KSh 13.4 million was recovered. https://capitalfm.africa/dci-busts-sh3-3mn-cannabis-haul-after-dramatic-highway-chase/ Kenya Uasin Gishu Eldoret 0° 31' 12.00" N, 35° 16' 12.00" E Anti-Narcotics Unit; Directorate of Criminal Investigations