Anti-Narcotics detectives at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) arrested a suspected drug trafficker after she was found attempting to smuggle cocaine out of the country.
According to a statement from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) , the suspect, identified as 26-year-old Wendy Mbeke Muli, was arrested on Saturday morning, June 13.
DCI noted that Mbeke was intercepted shortly before boarding an outbound international flight after authorities noticed her suspicious behaviour during a routine passenger screening.
Suspect nabbed with cocaine at JKIA. Photo: Courtesy.
DCI moreover noted that a subsequent physical search revealed that she had concealed foreign substances inside her body.
Medical personnel were immediately called in, and she was placed under close observation.
Tests later confirmed the pellets contained cocaine with a combined weight of approximately 626.65 grams; the narcotics have since been seized as evidence.
The suspect is expected to be arraigned in court on Monday, June 16.
This comes a month after another 25-year-old lady was arrested at JKIA while attempting to smuggle cocaine out of Kenya.
DCI, in a statement on Friday, May 2, revealed that Caroline Wanjiku was travelling to India when she was arrested.
The investigative agency detailed that the lady had hidden the drugs in yellow tapes and stitched them to parts of her handbags.
