A man was on Friday morning arrested while in possession of 417g of cocaine in Thika, Central Kenya.
Charles Obaga Kavehere was nabbed after he was ejected from a Nairobi-bound bag in Moyale, in the northern part of the country.
“A drug trafficker was early this morning ejected from a Nairobi-bound bus from Moyale and from him 417g of Cocaine discovered hidden under the inner soles of his rubber shoes,” said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).
“Acting on intelligence information, anti-narcotics detectives augmented by the Operations Support Unit intercepted the bus belonging to Score Investment Ltd at Blue Post section of Thika.
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The suspect was taken to the Jomo Kenyatta Intn’l Airport (JKIA) for further screening within his person.
During the screening, detectives established that, besides the 417g, he had swallowed more drugs than he intended to eat at the destination.
He is currently in the custody of JKIA pending the egestion of the swallowed sachets and further legal procedures.






