A multi-agency security team in Samburu successfully foiled a drug trafficking attempt, seizing cannabis valued at approximately Kshs 1.8 million. The operation ensued after public tips about suspicious activity involving a white Toyota Probox near the Waso Nyiro River.

• Approximately 62.65 kilograms of cannabis sativa, with an estimated street value of Kshs 1,879,500, were recovered.
• The operation involved officers from Archers Post Police Station, the National Police Reservists (NPR), and rangers from the Samburu National Reserve.
• Suspects engaged officers in a gunfire exchange before fleeing into a nearby bush, leaving behind the narcotics. The National Police Service (NPS) has appealed to the public for information to apprehend the suspects.