{
  "id": 8851072,
  "title": "Three Arrested as Police Recover 160 Litres of Illicit Brew, 39 Bhang Packages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/three-arrested-as-police-recover-160-litres-of-illicit-brew-39-bhang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T05:44:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Capital FM Kenya",
    "slug": "capital-fm-kenya",
    "url": "https://capitalfm.africa/three-arrested-as-police-recover-160-litres-of-illicit-brew-39-bhang-packages/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Three suspects have been arrested and police have recovered 160 litres of illicit brew and 39 packages of suspected cannabis sativa, or bhang, in separate operations in Tharaka Nithi and Garissa counties, Kenya. The National Police Service (NPS) reported that the raids were part of an ongoing nationwide crackdown on illicit brews and narcotics. In Tharaka Nithi County, two suspects were arrested and 160 litres of Mugacha were recovered during a raid in Nkungani Village. In Garissa County, one suspect was arrested following an operation in Ziwani Village based on actionable intelligence. The NPS has urged the public to provide information on illicit brews and drug trafficking activities.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "3 arrested as police raid illicit brew, bhang dens in Tharaka Nithi, Garissa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/3-arrested-as-police-raid-illicit-brew-bhang-dens-in-tharaka-nithi",
        "published": "2026-09-21T04:34:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}