Police in Migori seize Sh1.5m bhang stashed in seven sacks

A Toyota Probox car which was carrying seven sacks of bhang (right) after it crashed into a tree on October 13, 2018 as the driver tried to escape from police in Migori. PHOTO | ELISHA OTIENO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

What you need to know:

  • The Toyota Probox car was carrying seven sacks of the illegal drug and was headed to Kisii Town.
  • Bhang trade has remained a lucrative business in the county despite attempts by the police to stamp out the drug trafficking.
  • Most of the bhang comes from neighbouring Tanzania’s wet highlands of Mara province.

Police officers have impounded a bhang haul worth more than Sh1.5million in Migori County.

Police in Rongo Saturday intercepted a Toyota Probox car which was carrying seven sacks of the illegal drug as it headed to Kisii Town.

The driver attempted to reverse at high speed to escape from the officers but ended up hitting a tree by the roadside, said county police chief Joseph Nthenge.

The car was damaged while the driver was arrested.

Mr Nthenge said he was locked up at the Rongo Police Station.

Bhang trade has remained a lucrative business in the county despite attempts by the police to stamp out the drug trafficking.

Most of the bhang consumed in Kenya is said to come from neighbouring Tanzania’s wet highlands of Mara province.

Meetings between Kenya and Tanzanian authorities to address the cross-border drug trade have yielded little results.