Suspected drug trafficker who escaped police dragnet in Kisii arrested

 

A suspect in trafficking of bhang arrested in Kisii

A man believed to be the prime suspect behind the trafficking of 112.8 kgs of bhang estimated to be worth Ksh.3.384 million in Kisii has been arrested and arraigned.

Samuel Omondi Audi 36, was smoked out of his hideout in Kibera, Nairobi by detectives acting on a tip-off.

Detectives two weeks ago launched a manhunt for the suspect and his two accomplices after they escaped a police dragnet in the wee hours of July 10, 2024, abandoning a drug-laden motor vehicle Reg No KDP 353U.

“While on routine patrol along the Kisii-Migori highway, the officers spotted a speeding Nissan Xtrail heading towards Kisii town but when signalled to stop, the vehicle initially slowed down and then bolted like a bat out of hell, running over spikes at the roadblock,” The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said.

The officers pursued the suspect’s vehicle, which eventually skidded off the road and landed in a ditch. Three occupants fled the scene, vanished into a nearby thicket leaving behind the vehicle.

Upon searching the abandoned vehicle, the officers recovered several sacks of a green substance suspected to be cannabis sativa weighing 112.8 kg, with an estimated street value of Sh 3,384,000.

“After toiling and moiling for days, the search for the suspects bore fruit yesterday when detectives, acting on a tip-off, managed to smoke out the main suspect, Samuel Omondi Audi 36, from his hideout in Kibera, Nairobi” DCI added.

The suspect has been arraigned as the search for his accomplices continues.

By Margaret Kalekye