Detectives in Eldoret nab 33.5Kg of bhang in a rental house
Detectives based in Eldoret have busted a rental house used for bhang cultivation within Elgon View Estate in Eldoret Township.
This is after the National Police Service officers conducted a successful intelligence-led operation at the residence.
“The officers conducted a thorough search in the two buildings within the compound and recovered 21 cannabis plants in the main bedroom, 68 in the sitting room, 14 in the dining room, 26 in an adjacent iron sheet walled house, and assorted personal documents,” NPS said.
According to the police the plants were uprooted after having been documented by DCI Scenes of Crime personnel.
The plants weighed 33.5 Kg with a street value of about one million Kenya Shillings.
A manhunt has been launched to arrest the main suspect namely Kipchumba Michael Kibet.
The police appealed for any information that can lead to the arrest of the suspect and urged the public to desist from engaging in criminal activities.
