{
  "id": 15395872,
  "title": "Two Arrested as Detectives Recover 493 Rolls of Bhang in Kibwezi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/two-arrested-as-detectives-recover-493-rolls-of-bhang-in-kibwezi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T10:33:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/two-arrested-as-detectives-recover-493-rolls-of-bhang-in-kibwezi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two individuals have been arrested by detectives from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau (NANIB) in Kibwezi, Makueni County, following a narcotics raid. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported that the arrests were made after receiving a tip-off about a suspected narcotics storage and distribution centre. Abdulatif Mohamed and Oscar Muema Nduku were identified as the suspects. During the search, authorities recovered 493 rolls of the drug bhang, two brown envelopes, a carrier bag filled with cannabis, two weighing scales, Rizla papers, and other equipment suspected of being used to handle and package the narcotics. Additionally, cash believed to be the proceeds of crime was seized. The suspects are currently in custody and awaiting arraignment in court, while the recovered items have been preserved as evidence.",
  "summary": "Detectives from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau (NANIB) have arrested two suspects and recovered a consignment of cannabis in Kibwezi, Makueni County. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) said the arrests followed a tip-off that led officers to raid a residential house suspected of being used as a narcotics storage and distribution centre. The suspects [...] The post…",
  "key_points": [
    "Two arrested in Kibwezi narcotics raid.",
    "493 rolls of bhang recovered.",
    "Suspects in custody awaiting arraignment."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Detectives arrest 2 with 493 rolls of bhang in Kibwezi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/detectives-arrest-2-with-493-rolls-of-bhang-in-kibwezi",
        "published": "2026-10-18T09:20:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}