A 54-year-old woman, Teresia Wanjiru, also known as Mathe, found herself in handcuffs as the Anti-Narcotics Unit and Trans-National Organized Crime Unit apprehended her in Ngara.
The joint operation resulted in a significant breakthrough, unearthing a disturbing connection between her and the illicit drug trade.
Wanjiru, who had been operating under the guise of a ‘mama fua’ (laundry woman), was allegedly the key source of narcotics, particularly marijuana, in the Ngara area. Her arrest sent shockwaves through the community, revealing a hidden side to her seemingly innocuous facade.
In a calculated move, law enforcement officers uncovered a startling assortment of evidence. Among the discoveries were two sizable gunny bags concealing a staggering sum of 13.4 million Kenyan shillings in cash.
The unsettling revelation was compounded by the seizure of 26 bags of cannabis, four cartons of rolling materials, 173 individually packaged sweets suspected to contain illegal substances, and even a carton filled with suspected weed-infused cookies.
The operation also led to the apprehension of three juveniles, aged between 16 and 17, suggesting a disturbing web of influence potentially reaching younger members of the community.
