Police in Moyale, Marsabit County, have seized 500 kilograms of bhang with a street value of Ksh.10 million that was believed to be destined for Nairobi.
Detectives discovered the controlled substance aboard a trailer in the Kate area of Moyale after receiving information that the vehicle had been parked inside a thicket, away from prying eyes.
“Swinging into action, law enforcers rushed to the location where a truck loaded with 99 bales of the illicit drug estimated to have a street value of Ksh.10M was intercepted and the cargo seized,” said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement.
The DCI added that the trailer’s driver, Charles Bosire, was also apprehended albeit after a gun battle allegedly ensued between police and two of his accomplices.
“Two suspected accomplices emerged riding on a motorcycle while firing frenziedly at the officers. In self-defense, the officers retaliated forcing the assailants to flee,” said the DCI.
Bosire was reportedly shot in the abdomen during the melee but has since been rushed to Moyale Hospital for treatment.
“As he recuperates ahead of his arraignment for contravening anti-narcotic laws, the recoveries have been processed and secured as exhibits,” said the DCI.
