DCI Nabs Heroin Hidden in Book Covers at JKIA

The Anti-Narcotic Detectives, working with other stakeholders nabbed narcotic drugs (Heroin) at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on Wednesday.

The heroin had been concealed between hard size covers of books.

The detectives seized the heroin which had arrived in Kenya on transit from Kigali in Rwanda to Guangzhou in China.

On its Twitter page, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) confirmed the drugs had been seized, citing the matter was under investigation.

"Investigations are already underway to bring all those involved to book," read a tweet by the DCI.

This comes a month after heroin worth Ksh1.5 Million was confiscated by detectives at the same airport.

The consignment, which tested positive for heroin was from Juba, South Sudan and was destined for the Republic of Guinea.

In another incident, a man was arrested with heroin worth Ksh15 Million that had been concealed in pawpaw fruits.

The man, Joseph Njau Ngendo, was in Westlands with the consignment when he was apprehended.

Authorities stated that the man had just arrived from Uganda when he was detained.

The suspect allegedly procured the narcotics from a Nigerian based in Kampala. The anti-narcotics police cited the suspect was part of a larger heroin distribution network in Nairobi.

 

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