Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), on Thursday evening, impounded a petroleum tanker transporting bhang to Nairobi.
The illegal drug, which was believed to have originated from Ethiopia, was nabbed along Thika Road and was destined for sale in Kasarani, Githurai, Juja and Nairobi area.
Confirming the catch, Kasarani OCPD Peter Kimani revealed that the tanker's registration was fake and that the criminals periodically changed it in order to evade arrest.
He further disclosed that the thugs had created a special compartment in the tanker for hiding the drugs.
“They hide the bhang inside a compartment in the tanker and this has been taking place for long now,” stated Kimani.
This comes after the police laid down a trap and arrested one of the most accomplished drug dealers, Simon Kariuki Wangeci, in Nairobi.
The police nabbed him when they raided his home in Githurai 44.
Surprisingly, Kariuki told detectives that he had been tipped off over the planned operation in his palatial home.
Speaking to the media at the time, Kasarani DCIO Mwenda Meme disclosed that the dealer had received intel of the raid by the sleuths.
Police conducted the raid two days earlier than the date the drug dealer expected the police to disrupt his business which he had been running for the past ten years.
