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Nyamira police recover drug haul

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Published on Thursday, 07 April 2011 23:56

Police in nyamira county have impounded bhang worth sh. 1.1 million after a dramatic shootout with suspected traffickers. police from the area, acting on a tipoff flagged ordered the vehicle ferrying the bhang to stop in nyamira north district but instead the suspects brandished a gun, prompting the officers to shoot and deflate the tyres. The occupants of the car fled on foot from the scene. They are yet to be arrested. Initial investigations show that the cargo was on transit from a neighbouring country. Police say bhang traffickers have taken to using the chabera ekerenyo rough road in a bid to escape the law enforcement agents. The cache comprised of 2,221 stones and 120 sticks with an estimated street value of 1.1 million shillings.