{
  "id": 9929563,
  "title": "69 rolls of bhang disguised as rice meal for remandee uncovered at Kitui Police Station",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/26/69-rolls-of-bhang-disguised-as-rice-meal-for-remandee-uncovered-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-26T06:56:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/news/69-rolls-of-bhang-disguised-as-rice-meal-for-remandee-uncovered-at-kitui-police-station"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Police in Kitui have apprehended a 24-year-old man for attempting to smuggle 69 rolls of bhang and 33 matchsticks into the police station concealed inside a parcel of rice intended for a remandee. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported this incident as part of a broader crackdown on narcotics trafficking in the region. Additionally, another man was arrested after 13 bales of cannabis sativa were discovered inside a pink briefcase during a roadblock operation on the Thika–Garissa Highway. These arrests highlight the evolving tactics employed by law enforcement to disrupt narcotics trafficking, with roadblocks and searches at transport points playing a crucial role in intercepting suspected drug consignments.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}