On Tuesday, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations reported the arrest of four people after a consignment of bhang and Sh 13.4 Million in cash was recovered in Kariua slums, in Ngara, Nairobi.
Ms Teresia Wanjiru and three juveniles aged between 16 and 17 years were put in custody for further questioning following the operation, and they are expected to be arraigned in court on Wednesday.
The four suspects were arrested at the crime scene during the operation conducted by sleuths from the Anti-Narcotics Unit and Trans National Organised Crime Unit with the help of Anti Terror Police Unit based at Parklands who raided the area following intelligence.
Things recovered in Tuesdayโs raid included two gunny bags with millions of shillings stashed in them, 26 bags of bhang, 4 cartons of rolling materials, 173 packaged sweets and a carton of suspected weed cookies.
Following the arrest, social media was on fire with netizens alleging that the arrested lady, Ms Teresia Wanjiru is the popular โMathe wa Ngara.โ
There were mixed reactions from Kenyan netizens with some wanting to know if the suspect is indeed the popular known drug dealer as some mocked the law enforcers over the arrest.
Some people compared the arrested suspect with the famous Mexican drug lord โEl Chapo.โ
A Twitter user replied to the DCI informing them that despite allegedly arresting โMatheโ, they cannot close down the popular spot referred to as โKwa Mathe.โ
โYou can arrest mathe but you canโt arrest kwa mathe,โ @iamgrande wrote.
In their reply, the sleuths dared the Twitter user to show up at the popular spot unarmed.
โSawa. Tupatane kwa mathe. Na mtu asije na mawe,โ DCI replied.
Despite the rumor on social media, there is no clear confirmation given by authorities that the arrested suspect is anyhow linked to the popular โMathe wa Ngara.โ