{
  "id": 8864785,
  "title": "Girlfriend visiting boyfriend in Buruburu among persons of interest arrested as police intensify anti-narcotics crackdown",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/girlfriend-visiting-boyfriend-in-buruburu-among-persons-of-interest",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T06:55:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/girlfriend-visiting-boyfriend-in-buruburu-among-persons-of-interest-arrested-as-police-intensify-anti-narcotics-crackdown"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In separate operations in Nairobi and Thika, police have arrested two persons of interest in an intensified anti-narcotics crackdown. According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), a total of 312 rolls of bhang and 3kg of the substance were recovered in the raids.\n\nIn the first operation at Buruburu Police Station, a 26-year-old woman visiting her boyfriend, who was being held at the station, was arrested. She had brought a loaf of bread for her boyfriend, which officers suspected contained drugs. Police discovered five rolls of bhang and a matchbox hidden inside the loaf. Additionally, seven more rolls were found in her jacket, bringing the total recovered from this operation to 12 rolls. The woman remains in police custody.\n\nIn the second operation in Thika West, another person of interest was apprehended after a motorcycle chase through Kairi ended in a crash. The rider and his female passenger attempted to evade police during the chase, but the female passenger fled the scene. A motorcycle search yielded 300 rolls of bhang and an additional 3kg of the narcotic substance wrapped in yellow polythene. The person of interest has been taken to Kimuchu Police Station for further processing.",
  "summary": "Two persons of interest have been arrested in separate operations in Nairobi and Thika after police recovered a combined 312 rolls of bhang and an additional 3kg of the narcotic substance. According to a statement posted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on its social media account on Monday, September 21, 2026, one of […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Peddler arrested while delivering bhang concealed in bread to suspect in custody in Buruburu",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/peddler-arrested-while-delivering-bhang-concealed-in-bread-to-suspect",
        "published": "2026-09-21T06:34:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nation Africa",
        "title": "Woman arrested for smuggling bhang in bread at Buruburu Station",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/woman-arrested-for-smuggling-bhang-in-bread-at-buruburu-station",
        "published": "2026-09-21T07:43:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}