Migori teenager arrested with bhang

A 17-year-old teenager is being detained by police in Migori after he was arrested smuggling bhang worth Sh105,000 into the country from Tanzania.

He was allegedly transporting the consignment on a motorbike when officers pounced on him along the Migori-Isibania road while his accomplice escaped.

Police officer led by AP commander Uriri Julius Mukanda said the duo had concealed 353 rolls of bhang in maize sack.

The officer said the teenager is from Bomet and he has already contacted their Bomet counterparts to help trace the other missing suspect.

“We have increased crackdown on bhang from Tanzania in Migori town and this month alone we have impounded bhang worth more than Sh7 million,” Mukanda said.