A fuel tanker truck believed to have been originating in neighbouring Ethiopia and travelling in Nairobi, Kenya was intercepted and found with Bhang with a street value of Ksh 8Million local media reported on Friday.
Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) nabbed the bhang on Thika road as it was being transported inside a fuel tanker of registration number KBJ 502E.
Kasarani OCPD Peter Kimani told Nairobi News that the tanker’s registration number is fake.
The truck driver is currently under arrest pending completion of the investigation into his illegal activity.
The demand for marijuana in Kenya with the supply locally and across borders makes it very, very tempting for people many times a day to try to get it over by car, by boat, by plane, by mail
Drugs smuggling is relatively common in Kenya until recently when police have been on high alert on the bhang smuggling syndicate along Kenyan highways.