{"id":1011,"date":"2026-11-02T19:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T19:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2026-11-02T19:46:27","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T19:46:27","slug":"dci-detectives-seize-over-582-kilograms-of-bhang-and-arrest-five-suspects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/?p=1011","title":{"rendered":"DCI Detectives Seize Over 582 Kilograms of Bhang and Arrest Five Suspects."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1025\" height=\"985\" src=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261102_223920.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261102_223920.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261102_223920-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261102_223920-768x738.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1025px) 100vw, 1025px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Owen Chege <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Law enforcement officers have dealt a major blow to illegal drug trafficking rings across the country. A coordinated police operation has successfully intercepted a massive haul of banned substances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives have officially arrested five suspects in connection with the crime. The targeted operations were carried out simultaneously across multiple locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crackdown spanned across Kisumu, Kisii, and the capital city, Nairobi. This wide-reaching sweep shows how serious authorities are about stopping drug networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During these intensive raids, officers recovered a staggering amount of illegal items. They seized over 582 kilograms of bhang alongside 1,002 ready rolls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The street value of the narcotics recovered in Kisumu alone is massive. Officials noted that the drugs found in that region are valued at over KSh 8.6 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This substantial seizure highlights the extensive scale of the illegal trade network the suspects were running. Police intelligence continues to dig deeper into how the operation was coordinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All five arrested suspects are currently locked up in police custody. They are being held securely as investigations wrap up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The suspects are awaiting formal court charges to answer for their crimes. Law enforcement has vowed to keep up the pressure on anyone dealing in illegal drugs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Owen Chege Law enforcement officers have dealt a major blow to illegal drug trafficking&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1011"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1013,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1011\/revisions\/1013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jukwaapress.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}