News:2026-10-31/Enforcement/police-report-more-than-582-kg-of-suspected-bhang-seized-in-kisumu-kisii-and-nairobi-and-five-arrests

NewsEnforcement31 October 2026

Police report more than 582 kg of suspected bhang seized in Kisumu, Kisii and Nairobi and five arrests

Radio47, relaying a post of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) of 31 October, reported that multi-agency operations in Kisumu, Kisii and Nairobi recovered more than 582 kilograms of suspected bhang and 1,002 rolls of suspected bhang, and ended in five arrests. It gives 282.55 kilograms from a car stopped at Kisumu Boys Roundabout, about 300 kilograms from a house at Keumbu Trading Centre in Kisii County, and the 1,002 rolls from a house in Jericho Estate, Buruburu, Nairobi. In Kisumu officers also recovered 40 dozen packets of suspected uncustomed cigarettes. The DCI said the five suspects remain in custody pending arraignment.

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PlaceKenya

AgencyNational Anti-Narcotics Bureau; Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau; Regional DCI Units; K-9 officers; National Police Service

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2026-10-31 Enforcement Police report more than 582 kg of suspected bhang seized in Kisumu, Kisii and Nairobi and five arrests Radio47, relaying a post of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) of 31 October, reported that multi-agency operations in Kisumu, Kisii and Nairobi recovered more than 582 kilograms of suspected bhang and 1,002 rolls of suspected bhang, and ended in five arrests. It gives 282.55 kilograms from a car stopped at Kisumu Boys Roundabout, about 300 kilograms from a house at Keumbu Trading Centre in Kisii County, and the 1,002 rolls from a house in Jericho Estate, Buruburu, Nairobi. In Kisumu officers also recovered 40 dozen packets of suspected uncustomed cigarettes. The DCI said the five suspects remain in custody pending arraignment. https://www.radio47.fm/news/five-arrested-as-police-seize-582kg-of-suspected-bhang-in-kisumu-kisii-and-nairobi-43124/ Kenya National Anti-Narcotics Bureau; Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau; Regional DCI Units; K-9 officers; National Police Service