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NewsTrafficking4 November 2026

Detectives recover 170.8 kg of cannabis from a car abandoned after a fatal crash on the Malaba-Webuye road in Bungoma

Capital FM, citing the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), reported that detectives from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau (NANIB) in Bungoma and officers from DCI Webuye West laid an ambush on the Malaba-Webuye road on intelligence about a car. It says the driver sped off when he saw them, the car collided with a motorcycle whose rider died, and the driver abandoned the car and escaped. The article reports that a search of the car found 162 bales of cannabis weighing 170.8 kg, and that detectives were pursuing the driver.

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PlaceWebuye WestBungomaKenya

AgencyNational Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau, Bungoma; Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Webuye West

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2026-11-04 Trafficking Detectives recover 170.8 kg of cannabis from a car abandoned after a fatal crash on the Malaba-Webuye road in Bungoma Capital FM, citing the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), reported that detectives from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau (NANIB) in Bungoma and officers from DCI Webuye West laid an ambush on the Malaba-Webuye road on intelligence about a car. It says the driver sped off when he saw them, the car collided with a motorcycle whose rider died, and the driver abandoned the car and escaped. The article reports that a search of the car found 162 bales of cannabis weighing 170.8 kg, and that detectives were pursuing the driver. https://capitalfm.africa/bungoma-drug-bust-170kg-cannabis-seized-after-suspect-flees-fatal-crash/ Kenya Bungoma Webuye West National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau, Bungoma; Directorate of Criminal Investigations, Webuye West