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A Consignment of Methamphetamine Drugs Intercepted at JKIA

Updated 3 years ago
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Methamphetamine Drugs
Methamphetamine Drugs

Detectives on Tuesday intercepted over 1kg of methamphetamine Drug at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi.

The consignment was bound for Jakarta, Indonesia, from Moroni, Comoros.

The drug was stashed, among other items declared as bicycle accessories.

“Lynx-eyed operational detectives deployed at the airport to tackle immigration crime and suspicious cargo had converged at the DHL shed for a verification exercise, where brown packages with a white crystalline substance were found concealed in eleven saddles,” said the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI).

“Upon testing, the same tested positive for methamphetamine.”

Interpol operations have been launched to identify the faces behind the illicit trade for arrest and prosecution.

The seizure comes amid a heightened war against abuse and trafficking of narcotics and psychotropic substances in the country.

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