News:2026-08-03/Trafficking/motorcyclist-arrested-with-cannabis-after-pursuit-at-pap-rombe-migori

3 August 2026

Trafficking

Kenya · Migori · Nyatike · Macalder

Motorcyclist arrested with cannabis after pursuit at Pap Rombe, Migori

Officers from Macalder Police Station on routine patrol in the Pap Rombe area of Nyatike sub-county signalled a motorcyclist to stop. The National Police Service said the rider failed to comply, was pursued and was intercepted shortly afterwards. A search of the rider and his luggage produced several rolls of a substance suspected to be cannabis, tightly wrapped and concealed beneath layers of clothing. The suspect was held at Macalder Police Station pending arraignment, with the impounded motorcycle and the recovered material secured as exhibits for prosecution.

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2026-08-03 Trafficking Motorcyclist arrested with cannabis after pursuit at Pap Rombe, Migori Officers from Macalder Police Station on routine patrol in the Pap Rombe area of Nyatike sub-county signalled a motorcyclist to stop. The National Police Service said the rider failed to comply, was pursued and was intercepted shortly afterwards. A search of the rider and his luggage produced several rolls of a substance suspected to be cannabis, tightly wrapped and concealed beneath layers of clothing. The suspect was held at Macalder Police Station pending arraignment, with the impounded motorcycle and the recovered material secured as exhibits for prosecution. https://capitalfm.africa/suspected-drug-trafficker-nabbed-in-migori-as-govt-escalates-anti-narcotics-campaign/ Kenya Migori Nyatike Macalder 0° 58' 48.00" S, 34° 18' 36.00" E National Police Service; Macalder Police Station