Three people arrested, Sh12 million and 25 sacks of bhang recovered

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) officers on Tuesday afternoon arrested three people who were found with Sh13.5 million in cash and close to 25 sacks of bhang in Kariowa Slums in Ngara, Nairobi County.

According to officers from the Anti-Narcotics Unit who raided the house, the product was getting repackaged into smaller packets and sachets for distribution.

The officers say that the money was stashed in a gunny bag and hidden under the bed and that the main suspect had not banked the money for fear of getting caught.

The officers told The Standard that the owner of the apartment where the drugs were found had previously been arrested and arraigned in court in 2022 where she was released after paying a Sh500,000 fine.

Some of the narcotics were in four cartons,173 pieces of suspected blended drug/bhang, and 42 cartons each containing 200 pieces of cigarettes.

The DCI has since placed the three in custody awaiting arraignment in court on Wednesday, August 16.