Police in Kilifi County seized an SUV "packed to the brim" with cannabis in Malindi's Gede area on Wednesday after the driver fled. The vehicle, a silver Toyota Vanguard, was discovered abandoned later with altered license plates.

• The SUV was "crammed to the roof with 12 bulging sacks of bhang, a consignment worth millions."
• Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives initiated a pursuit after the driver refused to stop for inspection.
• The vehicle's original registration was KCK 810C, later swapped to KCJ 752Z when found abandoned in Mayungu.