Elgeyo marakwet: Security personnel in Elgeyo Marakwet county have arrested a 33-year-old man who was found transporting seven bags of bhang with a street value of Sh13 million. Elgeyo Marakwet County Commissioner David Koske said security personnel from Keiyo South received a tip-off from members of the public that they suspected a vehicle Reg. No. KDV 627S was carrying illegal substances.

According to Kenya News Agency, Koske said the police mounted a roadblock next to Metkei Girls, stopped the vehicle, and upon search, uncovered seven bags of bhang. Upon interrogation, Koske said the driver, 33-year-old Vincent Odhiambo, admitted he was transporting the bhang from Busia to Nairobi.

The County Commissioner said they contacted the anti-narcotics unit from Eldoret, who ascertained that the bhang weighed 266 kgs with a street value of Sh13 million. He noted that the Eldoret-Metkei-Ravine Road had become popular with traffickers and warned that police have mounted a major security crackdown along it to curb the menace. He cautioned traffickers that the law will soon catch up with them.

Koske stated that the interior ministry had embarked on a Rapid Result Initiative (RRI) running from January 9th to April 20th, aimed at mopping up illegal brews and drugs. He thanked members of the public for providing information and urged them to continue assisting the government in fighting the sale and use of narcotic drugs, noting it has caused harm to both the young and the old.