6 arrested with bhang in Naivasha

The Naivasha sub-county’s security committee has identified Nyandarua and Western Kenya as the main source of bhang sold in the region.

This comes following the arrest if six people suspected to be the main narcotics suppliers in the region, after a weeklong chase.

The six were found by AP officers with tens of rolls of bhang in Kayole estate, bringing to 12 the number of suspects arrested by security officers selling the drug in a span of two weeks.

According to Naivasha sub-county commissioner Isaac Masinde, they had identified Aberdare forest in Nyandarua and Western Kenya as the main source of the banned substance.

Masinde said that the drug was finding its way into some schools, leading to the increasing cases of school arson.

“We have managed to arrest six of the main suppliers of drugs in the sub-county and the operation will continue until all the peddlers are put behind bars,” he said.

On his part, the Naivasha AP boss John Mukunya praised his officers for the arrest, adding that the crackdown will cover other estates.

“We are issuing a warning to all those involved in this illegal trade that their days are numbered and it’s a matter of day before we catch up with them,” he said.