Twelve suspects were arrested in a police operation and more than 400 kilograms of marijuana recovered in Wajir and Nakuru Counties.
In Wajir, four suspected drug traffickers were arrested by police based in Wajir North, and a 10 kilogram pack containing Marijuana seized from their vehicle.
The arrest and subsequent seizure followed the interception of the Toyota Land cruiser the four were traveling in.
It is believed that the four were making their way back home having distributed more bales around the County.
They were all booked at Bute Police Station pending processing and arraignment on Monday, February 17.
In Elementaita, Nakuru County, police raided a home in Pakawa area and recovered 497 kilograms of marijuana.
Eight suspects were found processing the product and detained.
Police said there were 21 sacks of the marijuana in the house.
The marijuana was being repackaged for the market.
This is the latest such operation in days as police fight to contain the menace of drug trafficking and consumption.
A recent study showed friends were the main (66.4 percent) sources of drugs followed by canteen/bar/premises within the neighbourhood (59.3 percent); fellow students within the institution (56 percent); online purchasing over websites or social media (39.4 percent); canteen/bar/premises within the institution (28 percent); support/non-teaching staff (11.4 percent); and lecturers/teaching staff (7 percent).
Almost half of university students in Kenya have used a drug or substance of abuse in their lifetime. About 20 percent, one in every five university students, have ever used at least one type of tobacco, while 1 in every 7 university students (13.4 percent) have smoked cigarettes.
Nacada also revealed that 10.9 percent have used shisha, 8.6 percent e-cigarettes, nicotine (4.6 percent), snuff/chewed tobacco 4.1 percent).
Also, 1 in every 6 university students (18 percent) had ever used at least one type of cannabis in their lifetime while 1 in every 7 university students (14.9 percent) had smoked cannabis.
The study covered both public and private universities across all the 8 administrative regions of the country.
“A total of 17 universities were included in the study. The study population comprised undergraduate students from both public and private universities in Kenya. A total of 15,678 respondents were interviewed translating to a response rate of 99.7%,” Nacada said.
Over half (54.2 percent) of the student population were male and 45.2 percent were females while 0.6 percent did not state their sex. Most (61.7 percent) of the students were accommodated outside the institution.
According to the study, there was evidence of involvement and use of university students in the supply and sale of DSA, and increasing use of online platforms and websites for promoting the sale and use of such drugs targeting university students.
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