The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has intercepted a consignment worth KSh7.2 million following a road crash along the Nakuru-Nairobi Highway.The DCI confirmed the incident on September 21, after the consignment was discovered inside a badly damaged Mazda CX-5 that had crashed between Shinners Boys and the Mbaruk area.The vehicle was reportedly travelling towards Nairobi from Nakuru when the driver attempted to overtake another vehicle.According to the DCI, the manoeuvre went wrong, causing the driver to lose control before the SUV collided with an oncoming Scania trailer.The impact sent the Mazda spinning and left its front section extensively damaged, while the driver abandoned the wreckage and fled.Police officers from Nakuru Central Police Station arrived at the scene and began processing the wrecked SUV following the crash.Their search coincidentally uncovered six sacks containing a consignment of illicit substances, turning what initially appeared to be a routine highway accident into a major narcotics recovery.The recovered consignment weighed 241.5 kilograms, with detectives estimating its street value at approximately Ksh7,245,000.The narcotics were secured as exhibits, while detectives from the National Anti-Narcotics Investigations Bureau (NANIB) in Nakuru County took over the investigation.Meanwhile, detectives launched a manhunt for the driver, who remained at large after fleeing the scene before officers could arrest him.This incident adds to the growing list of interceptions on the very same route. On April 30, detectives intercepted a vehicle travelling from Busia to Nairobi along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, recovering several bales of cannabis sativa and arresting the driver during the operation.One month later, anti-narcotics detectives intercepted a Toyota Noah and Toyota Fielder at Karai, Naivasha, recovering 50 kilograms of cannabis in 10 bales and arresting three suspects, including a GSU officer.
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