Indian police have arrested a 43-year-old Kenyan woman for smuggling 1.7 kilogrammes of cocaine.
Authorities apprehended the Kenyan woman upon her arrival at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai on Tuesday.
She was flying the illegal narcotics from Nairobi to Delhi via Doha.
Kenyan woman arrested in India smuggling cocaine worth Ksh 300 million. Photo: Courtesy.
According to The Indian Express, the 43-years-old was taken in for questioning after customs officers inspected her baggage and discovered four packets containing a powdery substance.
A field test later confirmed that the substance was narcotics.
Officials revealed that the total weight of the contraband was 1,789 grams, worth between Ksh225 million and Ksh300 million (Rs 15 to 20 crores), depending on quality.
After an interrogation, she was placed under detention for smuggling commercial quantities of unlawful substances.
During interrogation, she confessed that another woman handed over the consignment to her in Nairobi and promised to pay her Ksh100,000 for the successful delivery of the contraband to her associate in Delhi.
The arrest comes weeks after Kenyan national Margaret Nduta’s case made headlines, as she faces execution in Vietnam for drug trafficking.
On March 6, the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Court sentenced Nduta to execution, reinforcing the nation’s harsh stance on narcotic-related crimes.
The government of Kenya is working to repatriate Nduta to serve her sentence in Kenya, sending a delegation to negotiate for her release.
No progress has been announced yet.
