Cannabis Sativa seized by police officers on May 30, 2025/NPS/X.
One suspect has been arrested in Kwale County during an operation after he was found in possession of six sacks of cannabis sativa.
Officer Commanding Station (OCS) and officers from Mackinnon Road Police Station recovered six sacks containing suspected narcotics and 73 cannabis sticks in Makina Chini Village.
Of the 73 cannabis sticks recovered, forty of them were found loose on a bed, while the remaining 33, each wrapped in brown paper, were concealed inside a jerrycan.
However, the police noted that the substance was found in two separate rooms during their raid.
‘’A total of six sacks containing the suspected narcotics were recovered from different rooms,’’ police said
The suspect was arrested at the scene and taken into police custody, pending processing and arraignment in court.
This came even as officers from the National Police Service (NPS) recovered 2,350 litres of illicit brew in a targeted operation in the Kibera area in Nairobi region.
In a statement on X, NPS highlighted that they were able to recover kangara and chang’aa that were being sold to the residents.
“During the operation, we recovered approximately 2,000 litres of kangara and 350 litres of chang’aa,” NPS stated.
The operation is part of a broader nationwide crackdown on the production, distribution, and sale of illegal alcoholic beverages, which pose serious health and social risks to the public.
Elsewhere in Kisii, 1,300 litres of chang’aa and brewing apparatus were recovered at a homestead during an operation by a multi-agency team comprising police officers from Magena Police Station and National Government Administration Officers.
“The owner of the illicit brew managed to evade arrest, but efforts to apprehend the suspect are ongoing,” NPS stated.
