Detectives from the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) based at Malindi Police Station, Coastal Kenya, are currently in hot pursuit of notorious drug traffickers who narrowly escaped a police arrest, abandoning a haul of seven sacks of cannabis valued at over Ksh4.6 million ($36000) in the streets.
Acting on a tip-off from vigilant public members, officers intercepted a black Subaru along the Kilifi-Malindi road in the Mtondia area.
When signalled to stop, the occupants bolted from the vehicle, vanishing into a nearby thicket.
Upon searching the abandoned vehicle, officers discovered seven sacks of bhang weighing 155 kilograms.
The recovered narcotics and the vehicle were taken to Malindi Police Station for safe custody as exhibits.
Meanwhile, a manhunt for the elusive traffickers is underway, and it is just a matter of time before they are smoked out of their hideouts.
“We commits to continue and sustain the fight against the sale, distribution and consumption of narcotic drugs without fear or favour,” said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
