Police in Juja, Kiambu County are keeping hold of a youthful suspect who was on Friday caught in possession of 700 kilograms of bhang worth Ksh4 million.
Martin Mungai, 28, was apprehended at his home in Mwereri area in Juja by a contingent of police officers, who were alerted by residents that the suspect was into the bhang business.
“Upon searching his house, the officers managed to recover approximately 700 kilograms of Cannabis Sativa (bhang) whose street value is Ksh4 million,” says a police report filed at the Juja Farm police post on Friday.
According to the police, the suspect has been a bhang farmer and on the day of the raid, “23 trees of cannabis Sativa plant were discovered in his compound”.
Mungai was arrested alongside other suspects including Henry Sharika, 40, and Musa Abdi,18. The two suspects are said to be friends to Mungai according to the police.
According to the police, the other two suspects – Abdi Matayo, 29, and Brian Mwanzia, 27 arrived at the scene during the rais and attempted to bribe the OCS of Juja police post, Abiel Mwarania, with Ksh 689,000.
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“The money (Ksh689,000) has been recovered and kept as an exhibit,” police said.
The suspects were taken into lawful custody at the Juja Police Station.
“They will appear in court on Monday, September 28,” the report filed at Juja Farm police post indicates.
