News:2026-08-02/Trafficking/cannabis-concealed-under-bananas-seized-from-a-busia-to-mombasa-bus-at-mariakani-kilifi

2 August 2026

Trafficking

Kenya · Kilifi · Kaloleni · Mariakani

Cannabis concealed under bananas seized from a Busia to Mombasa bus at Mariakani, Kilifi

Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit in the Coast Region, working with officers from Mariakani Police Station, stopped a passenger bus travelling from Busia to Mombasa at the Mariakani weighbridge and recovered five gunny bags of cannabis hidden beneath a consignment of bananas. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said the officers acted on intelligence that led them to the weighbridge. A 45-year-old woman identified by police as the owner of the consignment was arrested at the scene and held pending arraignment. The recovered cannabis was seized as an exhibit while investigations continued.

https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-08-02-detectives-seize-bhang-in-banana-sacks-in-mariakani Source

2026-08-02 Trafficking Cannabis concealed under bananas seized from a Busia to Mombasa bus at Mariakani, Kilifi Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit in the Coast Region, working with officers from Mariakani Police Station, stopped a passenger bus travelling from Busia to Mombasa at the Mariakani weighbridge and recovered five gunny bags of cannabis hidden beneath a consignment of bananas. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said the officers acted on intelligence that led them to the weighbridge. A 45-year-old woman identified by police as the owner of the consignment was arrested at the scene and held pending arraignment. The recovered cannabis was seized as an exhibit while investigations continued. https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2026-08-02-detectives-seize-bhang-in-banana-sacks-in-mariakani Kenya Kilifi Kaloleni Mariakani 3° 52' 12.00" S, 39° 28' 12.00" E Anti-Narcotics Unit; Mariakani Police Station