News:2026-09-16/Enforcement/dci-detectives-find-a-cannabis-plantation-at-a-residential-property-in-thindigua

News record16 September 2026Enforcement

DCI detectives find a cannabis plantation at a residential property in Thindigua

People Daily reported that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said in a statement posted on 16 September 2026 that detectives acting on intelligence had raided a residential property at Runda Palm Garden, Thindigua, in Kiambu East, where they found a cannabis plantation. One person was arrested and the recovered plants were secured as exhibits. The statement did not give the date of the raid, a plant count or the size of the plantation. The same statement reported separate arrests in Ruiru and at the Busia border, which are not part of this record.

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Date16 Sep 2026

CategoryEnforcement

CountryKenya

State / provinceKiambu County

LocalityThindigua

AgencyDirectorate of Criminal Investigations

Source report

2026-09-16 Enforcement DCI detectives find a cannabis plantation at a residential property in Thindigua People Daily reported that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said in a statement posted on 16 September 2026 that detectives acting on intelligence had raided a residential property at Runda Palm Garden, Thindigua, in Kiambu East, where they found a cannabis plantation. One person was arrested and the recovered plants were secured as exhibits. The statement did not give the date of the raid, a plant count or the size of the plantation. The same statement reported separate arrests in Ruiru and at the Busia border, which are not part of this record. https://peopledaily.digital/news/3-arrested-as-police-seize-cannabis-in-coordinated-kiambu-busia-crackdown Kenya Kiambu County Thindigua Directorate of Criminal Investigations