Police in Thika, Kiambu County are holding three suspects arrested with a big consignment of bhang in Kiandutu slums.
Acting on a tip-off from members of the public, police raided the home in the slums where the outlawed substances had been stocked, managing to recover over 100 kilograms of bhang that was being prepared for distribution.
Kiambu County police commander Perminus Kioi said that the main peddler was arrested alongside a lady and a gentleman who had 53 kilograms and 58 kilograms of bhang respectively.
The peddler, who will be arraigned in court tomorrow, had 33.25 kilograms of bhang sourced both locally and from Ethiopia and which was set for distribution in Thika, sprawling Gachororo village in Juja, parts of Gatundu and Githurai.
Addressing journalists at the sprawling village, Kioi revealed that the peddler has been sourcing the outlawed substance from various areas before distributing it to his business associates who later retail the bhang to consumers.
During the raid involving police from Kiandutu, the Kiandutu police station commander suffered slight injuries which Kioi said were manageable.
Kioi told journalists that the suspect had been evasive but had been placed on police radar, noting that he was arrested as he received a new consignment from his suppliers.
“We have been fighting drugs in Kiambu but this time we are going for the masterminds in the illegal business. The suspect had been evading the police dragnet by using his accomplices to supply the drugs but this time we got him. Although he tried to attack my station commander, he only suffered slight, manageable injuries,” Kioi told journalists.
The commander urged the Judiciary to simplify processes involving the prosecution of drug peddlers for quicker imprisonment to rescue the youth who are mostly affected by the harmful substances.
He stated that sleuths in the county will continue to intensify crackdowns to dismantle suspected rackets of bhang traffickers who have been sneaking the outlawed substances into the country from neighbouring countries such as Ethiopia.
“We are also urging our border patrol officers to be extra keen to avert illegal importation of illegal substances in the country. Let them keenly inspect lorries and Probox vehicles supplying various items here,” Kioi advised.
He urged the youth to shun drugs and substance abuse, observing that most youths, out of peer pressure often find themselves having their lives ruined by the substances.
