Police seize large quantities of cannabis in Kenya and Bangladesh

Law enforcement agencies in Kenya and Bangladesh have conducted separate operations resulting in the seizure of significant quantities of cannabis and multiple arrests.

In Kenya, detectives from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigation Bureau and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations intercepted two vehicles in Busia and Bungoma counties. In Busia, a lorry transporting cereals was found to be concealing 59.15 kilograms of cannabis sativa, valued at approximately Sh1,774,500. Two suspects, Evans Josiah Mugambi and Moses Murambula Odwera, were arrested. In Bungoma, police recovered seven kilograms of cannabis from a Toyota Probox, leading to the arrest of Boaz Kwamba and Peter Ndungu.

In Bangladesh, the Special Response Battalion-15 detained two Rohingya individuals, Md Ayaz and Hasina Begum, during a raid on a passenger bus in Cox’s Bazar. Officers discovered 26 kilograms of cannabis concealed in a travel bag. A case has been filed against the detainees under the Narcotics Control Act.