Detectives from the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) and the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) have uncovered a clandestine drug distribution operation masquerading as a butchery in Kasarani, Nairobi.
In the operation, police arrested Paul Mwangi Karanja, the operator of East Butchery in the Marurui area, after acting on intelligence indicating that the premises was being used as a front to sell cannabis.
A raid on the butchery led to the recovery of assorted narcotics, including 81 rolls of bhang, 18 cookies, 13 sim-sim rolls and five small containers of mabuyu, all laced with cannabis. Investigators said the items were packaged in a manner designed to evade detection.
During the raid, detectives also arrested a delivery rider, Willinton Nadwa, who was allegedly caught delivering 14 rolls of bhang to the premises.
BUTCHERY TURNED BHANG BASE UNMASKED IN KASARANI
In the ongoing crackdown on narcotics trafficking, detectives from the Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU) and the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) have arrested a Kasarani man who had turned a butchery into a clandestine drug… pic.twitter.com/2L27zSrgRq
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) January 30, 2026
In a separate but related operation, ANU detectives intercepted a Nairobi-bound matatu along the Nakuru–Nairobi Highway at a roadblock in Limuru, Kiambu County. A search of passengers led to the arrest of Judith Faith Oriende, who was found in possession of a brown suitcase containing three packages of bhang wrapped in yellow cellotape.
All suspects are currently in police custody pending arraignment, while the recovered narcotics have been secured as exhibits.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said it remains committed to combating narcotics trafficking through intelligence-led operations aimed at dismantling drug networks and enhancing public safety.
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