{
  "id": 13339261,
  "title": "Busia: Person of interest arrested with 1,121 bhang rolls hidden in mobile phone boxes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/busia-person-of-interest-arrested-with-1-121-bhang-rolls-hidden-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-10T05:35:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/busia-person-of-interest-arrested-with-1121-bhang-rolls-hidden-in-mobile-phone-boxes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Busia, police have apprehended a 25-year-old individual suspected of attempting to smuggle 1,121 rolls of bhang concealed within seven empty mobile phone boxes toward Nairobi. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) disclosed the arrest via social media on October 10, 2026. The DCI's statement revealed that the officers of the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau (NANIB) intercepted the person of interest as he boarded a bus headed to Nairobi. The suspect's bag revealed the marijuana rolls hidden in the boxes instead of mobile phones. The DCI has not disclosed the street value of the recovered narcotics or the intended recipient of the consignment. The investigation is ongoing, with no mention of additional suspects or connection to a larger trafficking network. Cannabis is regulated under Kenya's Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act.",
  "summary": "Detectives in Busia have arrested a 25-year-old person of interest after recovering 1,121 rolls of bhang concealed inside seven empty mobile phone boxes in a suspected attempt to transport the narcotics to Nairobi. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in a statement issued via X on Saturday, October 10, 2026, said officers from the National […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}