Detectives based in Moyale have recovered 22 bales of bhang worth Ksh435,000 concealed in sacks of beans.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the drugs were seized following a tip off from members of the public who informed police officers of a suspicious person with four sacks of beans at Liban bus booking office.
“Acting on information from members of the public, the detectives under the leadership of SCCIO Moyale responded to a report of a suspicious person with four sacks of beans at Liban bus booking office,” stated the DCI.
The sacks had been left unattended at the entrance of the booking office forcing the officers to use a sniffer dog to identify contents of the sacks.
Efforts to trace and arrest the suspect who is still at large are underway.
The recovered drugs are being kept under lawful custody as exhibits.
