A routine journey on a Nairobi-bound bus came to an abrupt end after detectives intercepted the vehicle and allegedly recovered heroin worth approximately Sh1 million from a passenger.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detectives from the Transnational Organized Crime Unit (TOCU) acted on intelligence and mounted an operation along the Mombasa–Nairobi Highway at Taru, where they flagged down the bus for a search.
During the operation, officers identified a passenger seated at Seat No. 29 and searched a brown bag that he was carrying.
Police said the bag contained four sachets of heroin weighing a total of 300 grams, as well as Sh95,000 in cash, which investigators suspect may be proceeds of crime.
The suspect, identified as Brian Tabu Owuor, 38, was arrested at the scene and taken into police custody pending arraignment.
The recovered narcotics and cash have been seized and retained as exhibits as detectives continue with investigations.
Authorities say the operation forms part of ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking and other forms of transnational organised crime across the country.
