Detectives in a multi-agency team led by the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) JKIA intercepted a meth shipment bound for the Philippines at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
According to a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the shipment was intercepted on May 6, around 11: 30 hours during consignment verification.
At the United Parcel Service-G4S facility in the KQ Shed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, a verification process was conducted per the DCI.
“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,” part of the DCI statement read.
Details from the detectives indicated that the confiscated parcel was outbound from Nairobi to Las Piñas, Philippines.
To reduce suspicion, the parcels had been labeled to indicate that the contents were handmade bags and clothes.
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However, during the physical examination of the parcels, the joint team officers uncovered a white crystalline substance carefully concealed inside two handbags that had been wrapped in clear bags.
Following the discovery, the detectives conducted a preliminary test to determine the identity of the crystalline substance.
Tests confirmed that the substance was Methamphetamine, weighing 1,320 grams and had an estimated value of KSh 10,560,000.
Detectives seized the consignment and detained it to be used as an exhibit as investigations into the traffickers continue.
JKIA Drugs Interception Cases
On April 28, 2026, police officers at the JKIA intercepted two consignments during a multi-agency verification exercise.
Upon the testing of the suspected narcotics, it was discovered to be methamphetamine valued at Ksh22 million.
According to the reports by the officer, the interception followed an operation that was conducted by the Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) and other agencies on April 27.
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The first shipments labeled as car piston samples were bound for the Philippines and originated in Tanzania, according to the police.
Upon recovery, the police indicated that the meth in the first shipment weighed almost 1,730 grams, valued at KSh 13.84million.
Further, the second shipment, also bound for the Philippines, had been packed and labeled as handbags, and it was from Kiambu County, Juja Sub-County.
Meth intercepted in the shipment from Kiambu weighed approximately 1,020 grams and was valued at KSh. 8.16 million.
In a separate case, officers were also able to seize cocaine from Busia that was bound for Saudi Arabia. The cocaine had been concealed in story books and weighed 700 grams with an estimated value of KSh 2.8 million.
