The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has intercepted over Ksh10.5 million worth of methamphetamine at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA.
In a statement , DCI confirmed that the incident occurred at around 11:30am at the Service-G4S facility inside the KQ Shed at JKIA, led by a multi-agency Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) team.
“In a swift and decisive operation, a multi-agency team led by the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) JKIA today, 6th May 2026, at around 11:30 hours, conducted a verification exercise on a highly suspicious consignment at the United Parcel Service-G4S facility within the KQ Shed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport,” DCI stated.
What led to the operation was how the drugs had been disguised, with traffickers declaring the whole package as “handmade bags and clothes,” to conceal the cargo inside.
After a thorough search by the ANU team, they discovered white crystal substances carefully hidden inside two handbags from the parcel, each wrapped in clear plastic bags to avoid raising immediate suspicion.
According to the DCI reports, preliminary tests done on the spot confirmed that the white crystals were methamphetamine, a powerful and highly addictive.
The KSh 10.6 worth of drugs weighed in at 1,320 grams, with the parcel destined for Las Piñas, in the Philippines.
The DCI described the operation as a swift and decisive operation, crediting the joint team’s sharp focus and coordinated response for disrupting the narcotics network.
The consignment has since been seized and held as an exhibit as detectives are still searching for the suspects to face the law.
