Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a lady after she was found in possession of cocaine worth Ksh1.6 million.
In a statement released on April 19, DCI noted that the 45-year-old was hiding the cocaine inside her body.
According to the DCI, the bust began when the middle-aged woman, a passenger in a Marsabit-bound Toyota Probox, decided to decline a routine search by police officers manning the highway.
DCI arrests a woman with Cocaine inside her body. Photo: Courtesy.
While other passengers complied with the officers’ checks, the woman threw a tantrum and refused to be searched by the police.
“At the Odda roadblock in Moyale, a multi-agency team nabbed 45-year-old Caroline Thiunguri Kabonyi, a suspected drug peddler with a knack for hiding her illicit goods in the most private of places. The bust went down when Caroline, a passenger in a Marsabit-bound Toyota Probox, decided to play hardball during a routine search. While her fellow passengers complied with the officers’ checks, Caroline threw a tantrum, refusing to be searched,” read part of the statement.
Upon the search, authorities discovered she was concealing eight pellets of cocaine, weighing 414 grams, hidden in her body.
“The seized cocaine, with an estimated street value of Ksh1,656,000, is now safely locked as an exhibit, while the woman cools her heels at Moyale Police Station, awaiting her day in court,” the DCI officers revealed.
