SOTIK: Police in Sotik have made a breakthrough in the fight against drug trafficking, seizing 350 kilograms of bhang with a street value of approximately Sh7 million.

The operation culminated in the arrest of a notorious drug trafficker in his hideout in Nairobi.

The bust occurred during a routine patrol along the Sotik-Kaplong highway when officers from the Sotik Police Station flagged down a Toyota Isis, registration number KBT 147X, for inspection.

The driver, in a desperate attempt to evade arrest, abruptly abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot.

A quick search of the vehicle revealed seven sacks filled with bhang. The officers impounded both the vehicle and the narcotics, transporting them to the Sotik Police Station as evidence.

Following the initial seizure, investigators launched an intensive manhunt. Using forensic leads, they successfully tracked the suspect, identified as Diab Asman Bhakit, to his hideout in Kibra, Nairobi, where he was arrested.

Bhakit has been escorted back to Sotik and is currently in police custody, awaiting his arraignment in court.