As of 2021, the total number of drug and psychotropic substance arrests recorded by the Kenyan police amounted to over 4,700 cases. The number of Bhang related arrests were among the highest, with roughly 4,600, accounting for about 96.8 percent of the arrests made.
Total number of drug and psychotropic substance arrests in Kenya in 2021, by drug type
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Kenya Police Service. (October 13, 2022). Total number of drug and psychotropic substance arrests in Kenya in 2021, by drug type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448688/drug-arrest-cases-in-kenya-by-type/
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Kenya Police Service. (2022). Total number of drug and psychotropic substance arrests in Kenya in 2021, by drug type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1448688/drug-arrest-cases-in-kenya-by-type/
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