Detectives have nabbed Victor Kung’u Wainaina, Broddus Wainaina Kung’u, and Dennis Matete, in Nakuru on suspicion of cultivating marijuana on a quarter-acre plot.
According to the cops, the three suspects were arrested by a multi-agency security team and their marijuana plantation cleared.
The plot of land contained full-grown cannabis sativa (marijuana or bhang) plants that were ready for harvest as indicated in a police report. With a street value of about Ksh.15 million, the plants were uprooted and destroyed.
“A multi agency security team led by Nakuru Anti-Narcotics sleuths, stormed into the compound and destroyed what would have been a bumper harvest for the owners,” the police report said.
One of the suspects left police officers in stitches after attempting to halt the operation. Apparently he had claimed to be a member of a Nakuru-based Community Based Organization (CBO) that is permitted to cultivate the plant, during the operation.
“How comes nyinyi hamjui, halafu mbona hakuna consultation? Hii ndio inanionyesha kuwa hii ni malicious, unajua mnaharibu mali ya CBO, it is quite unfair, we have planted fruits with them,” he said.
The suspect also allegedly produced a letter that he claimed was drafted by the CBO, allowing him to cultivate the plant. Another suspect, enraged by the operation, told police officers that he planned to run for a political seat in 2022 and had given up on becoming a cop.
“It is my constitutional right,” he said, “hata naona sitaki hiyo polisi, I will run for the MCA seat.”
Until they are arraigned in court, the three will be held in police custody.
