Detectives find KSh 5.1 million cannabis haul in SUV after fatal chase
Detectives seized 170.8 kg of cannabis from a Mazda CX-5 that crashed into a motorcycle on the Malaba-Webuye road, The Star reported. The rider died and the driver fled the scene.
A police chase on the Malaba-Webuye road left a motorcyclist dead and exposed a car packed with cannabis. Detectives recovered 162 bales of the drug from an abandoned white Mazda CX-5, The Star reported. The bales weighed 170.8 kilogrammes. Their estimated street value is KSh 5,124,000. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said detectives had laid an ambush after receiving credible intelligence about the vehicle. The operation brought together the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau (NANIB) in Bungoma and DCI detectives from Webuye West. According to the DCI, the driver spotted the detectives and sped off. The chase ended when the SUV hit a red TVS motorcycle. The rider, identified as Muzungu Munialo, suffered fatal injuries. The Mazda driver…
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