Police at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Tuesday night seized several kilos of narcotic drugs destined for Australia and India. Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) Anti-Nacortics Unit (ANU) detectives intercepted the narcotics which were concealed in books and hair braids. In December, detectives arrested two Lithuanian nationals at JKIA who were found with heroin valued at Sh4 million. In October, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officers at the JKIA seized concealed heroin and bhang being smuggled through an international courier service provider. KRA then said the heroin was on transit from Juba in South Sudan to Cambodia, while the cannabis sativa was from Kasese in Uganda and destined for France.

Source: Daily Nation January 13, 2021 12:06 UTC