Weed lovers in Kenya have complained of hard times after police stepped up the war on drugs netting bhang worth millions of shillings.
In the last five months alone, police have seized bhang worth Sh13 million with coastal areas coming across as the hotbed.
The latest bust happened today, Friday morning when 2,159, 380 rolls and four sacks were seized at the Salgaa roadblock along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway. It is to be worth Sh2.5 million.
FORCED UNDERGROUND
Those in the know now claim that the operation has forced big sellers underground, pushing up the price of the drug.
A roll that would cost Sh50 is now going for Sh100 or Sh150. The rolls have also shrunk in size, according to a peddler.
According to the law, any person found with any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance is guilty of an offence. Where the person satisfies the court that the drug was intended for personal consumption, the convict is handed 10 years in jail, while those trafficking are imprisoned for 20 years.
However, bhang is widely available and consumed throughout the country.
“The prices are shooting and the sizes (of rolls) are becoming smaller,” said a source.
Frustrated users took to social media to complain of the shortage.
One said: “What the problem,??? Kuna shortage Nairobi we need it so much.”
Another said: “Again…..uuuui hii ukame ya weed imezidi ya Turkana sasa .Tufungueni till no ya kuhonga makarao.”