Jubilee party and Azimio coalition blogger Pauline Njoroge was arrested on Saturday, July 22 in Watamu, Kilifi County.
According to the police report, Pauline was arrested alongside her friend Jane Mwangi Nduta after they found narcotic drugs in the house she was occupying.
Based on the report, police officers had been tracing Pauline while she was in Kilifi County.
"At around 1630 hours, officers from DCI Kilifi county while tracing for one Pauline Njoroge, intercepted a motor vehicle Reg. No. KCV 116T Toyota Hiace silver in colour along Watamu Jacaranda road and upon search from the vehicle, Four rolls of dry plant material suspected to be narcotic drugs were recovered. The occupants namely 1. Pauline Njoki Njoroge a Kikuyu female adult aged 37 years 2. Jane Mwangi Nduta a Kikuyu female adult aged 37 years and 3. Emanze Jilani a Giriama male adult aged 46 years a driver of the said motor vehicle all arrested," part of the report reads.
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According to the DCI officers, a further search was done on Pauline Njoroge's house which she was occupying in Kilifi County.
"A further search was conducted at their residence at Mawe Zuri resort house number Tatu which was occupied by Jane Mwangi and a clear container containing ten(10) tablets suspected to be narcotic substances was recovered and in house number Nne which was occupied by Pauline Njoki Njoroge, a clear container containing 50(fifty) tablets suspected to be narcotic substances was also recovered.
"All suspects were booked and placed in custody to be charged with the offence of being in possession of Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. A motor vehicle registration number KCV 116T was also detained," the report adds.