Tuesday, January 20,
2026 - A multi-agency team, drawn from the Anti-Narcotic Unit (ANU), Kenya
Revenue Authority (KRA), Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), and the Police Dog Unit,
have brought a cross-border drug run to an abrupt halt after intercepting a
Kenya-bound bus from Tanzania loaded with cannabis cargo valued at
approximately KES 2,520,000.
The bus, registration no. T372 DWL, operating under Kidia
One Express, was flagged down at the Namanga one-stop border post for what its
crew thought was a routine roadside check.
Little did they know that the law was already sniffing
trouble. Highly trained sniffer dogs quickly went to work, nose-deep in
business, and homed in on suspicious packages hidden at the bus’s fuel chamber.
The officers recovered four tightly wrapped bundles
containing 84 packets of cannabis, weighing 84 kilograms.
The driver, 37-year-old George Ngoba, and his 25-year-old
conductor, Trisha Lucas, both Tanzanian nationals, were arrested on the spot.
The duo is currently in custody, undergoing processing
pending arraignment. Meanwhile, the bus and the recovered narcotics are being
detained as exhibits.
This interception highlights the Government’s commitment to combating narcotics trafficking through strong enforcement, intelligence-led operations, and multi-agency collaboration to disrupt drug networks, prosecute traffickers, and protect communities from the harmful effects of illicit drugs.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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