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June 19, 2026
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Drug cartels using passenger buses to ferry narcotics, Parliament told

Drug cartels using passenger buses to ferry narcotics, Parliament told

The Government has intensified surveillance of public transport vehicles after police intercepted a passenger bus carrying cannabis worth nearly Ksh200,000 along the Kisumu-Kericho Highway, raising concerns over the use of transport networks by drug traffickers...

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Parliament has been informed of drug cartels increasingly using passenger buses to transport narcotics, following the interception of a bus carrying cannabis valued at nearly Ksh200,000 along the Kisumu-Kericho Highway.

  • Five bales of suspected cannabis weighing approximately 33 kilograms were recovered from a Guardian Angel bus.
  • Passenger Daniel Omondi was arrested and arraigned.
  • The National Assembly Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security announced intensified surveillance, including 24-hour roadblocks and compliance inspections.

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