21-year-old Kiambu Woman Arrested with 810 Rolls of Bhang

Police in Kiambu are detaining a 21-year-old woman suspected to be a drug peddler. 

Rosemary Waithera Ngige was arrested on Saturday following an intelligence-led operation conducted by officers attached to the Kibichoi police station.

During the operation at Thuita village in Komothai, the security team raided the house of Waithera following a tip-off by a concerned member of the public. 

The suspect was found in possession of a haul of 810 rolls of bhang and was booked at Kibichoi police station awaiting arraignment in court next week.

“The National Police Service remains committed in its fight against drug and substance abuse. Indulgence in drugs and narcotics has caused anguish to families as most victims become less productive and dependent on their sustenance,” the National Police Service said in a statement.

“The vice further exposes victims to health concerns related to contracting and the spread of communicable diseases. We thank the public for their continued partnership in our valued community policing programmes through which this and many other significant exercises have succeeded.”