Police attached to Soin Sub County in Kericho County have taken custody of a middle-aged man after an operation against drug peddlers.
According to the officers, the person of interest was found in possession of 138 rolls of the plant.
The law enforcement officers have confirmed the incident following an operation conducted at a known hideout in Kisitetet Centre.
One person nabbed
“Officers from the National Police Service (NPS), led by the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) of Kipsitet Police Station, conducted a successful operation on 5 July 2025, targeting a known hideout for drug peddlers in the Slaughterhouse area of Kipsitet Centre, Soin Sub-County.
“During the raid, the officers arrested one suspect, a resident of Kaptalamwa Village, who was found in possession of 138 rolls of cannabis (bhang),” the police statement on its X page on Sunday, July 6, 2025, read.
The police say the person of interest is scheduled to be arraigned in court, where he will face charges.
“The suspect remains in custody awaiting processing and arraignment in court,” the statement continued.
The incident forms part of the police’s intensified war on drugs and contraband, coming just days after a similar major operation on July 3, 2025, that led to the arrest of one suspect and the recovery of narcotics and illicit goods.
Siaya bust
The operation in Siaya County, led by officers from Bondo Police Station in Nyang’oma Sub-Location, uncovered 270 rolls of bhang (cannabis), 50 kilograms of smuggled Ugandan Bugiri brown sugar, and 78 packets of export cigarettes.
“Police officers from Bondo Police Station yesterday, 3 July 2025, conducted a successful operation targeting illicit brews and narcotics in Nyang’oma Sub-Location, Siaya County,” a post on NPS’s X account dated July 4, 2025, stated.
“During the operation, one suspect was arrested and found in possession of 270 rolls of bhang, uncustomed goods, including 50 kilograms of Ugandan sugar, and 78 packets of export cigarettes, among other items,” the statement added.
The seizure, authorities say, signals the intersection of narcotics and cross-border smuggling. Nyang’oma lies in proximity to the Busia border—a known smuggling route—raising concerns of organised criminal networks operating in the region.
The NPS revealed that the person of interest was placed in police custody, pending processing and arraignment in court.
