Police in Tigania East, Meru County on Monday, March 18 night botched a drug trafficking operation when they intercepted a motorcycle rider with a 30kg stash of bhang.

In the 1 am incident, the officers from Muthara Police Station were on patrol when they flagged down the rider. Instead of stopping, the rider ignored the orders and revved on.

In a bid to scare the rider, the officers shot in the air and out of fear, he lost his balance forcing him to abandon his motorbike and scampered on foot.

The motorcycle reg. no. KMFT 893P make Dayun was impounded, alongside two gunny bags containing 6 bales of the illegal herb.

Elsewhere in Nyamira’s Borabu Sub-County, police based at Matutu Police Station who had mounted a roadblock along Keroka – Sotik Highway seized five sacks of the same drug, in an operation that left a man and a woman in police cells.

In the operation spearheaded by the area Sub-County Police Commander, a Nissan Tiida KBY 435M driven by Samuel Omondi Audi, 29, in company of Judith Kerubo, 29, was flagged down, and upon search the cargo estimated at a street value of KSh5 million discovered.

The suspects were immediately arrested and prosecution processes have been instigated.

This operation underscores the nationwide campaign against abuse of and trafficking in illicit drugs and narcotics, championed by Deputy President and the CS Interior given the scores that have so far lost their lives to the drug menace.

Meanwhile, members of the public are encouraged to continue sharing information on traffickers, and to disengage from any drug-related activities or trade to avoid confrontations with the law.