SEIZURE OFCANNABIS SATIVA AND ARREST OF A SUSPECT IN KWALE COUNTY

Today, 30 May 2025, acting on a tip-off from members of the public, the Officer Commanding Station (OCS) and officers from Mackinnon Road Police Station conducted an operation in Makina Chini Village, located within Mackinnon Location, Kwale County. The operation targeted a plot in the area, where a search of the premises led to the discovery of a green plant material suspected to be Cannabis sativa. The substance was found stored in two separate rooms. A total of six sacks containing the suspected narcotics were recovered from different rooms. Additionally, the officers seized 73 cannabis sticks, believed to be prepared for distribution. Forty of these were found loose on a bed, while the remaining 33, each wrapped in brown paper, were concealed inside a jerrycan. The suspect was arrested at the scene and is currently in police custody, pending processing and arraignment in court.