Meth Worth Ksh10 Million Nabbed At JKIA Packed On Handmade Clothes
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has intercepted over Ksh10.5 million worth of methamphetamine at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
The bust occurred at around 11:30am on May 6 at the Service-G4S facility inside the KQ Shed at JKIA, led by a multi-agency Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) team, as confirmed in a social media statement by DCI.
“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,” stated DCI.
What made the seizure of the consignment particularly striking, as per DCI, was how the drugs had been disguised, with traffickers declaring the whole package as “handmade bags and clothes,” to conceal the cargo inside.
NARCOTICS INTERCEPTION AT JKIA
— DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) May 6, 2026
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… pic.twitter.com/7LqwHnuJnr
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.
Preliminary tests done on the spot confirmed the white crystals were methamphetamine, a powerful and highly addictive stimulant that continues to emerge as a serious narcotics threat across different parts of the world.
The Ksh10.6 worth of drugs weighed in at 1,320 grams, with the parcel destined for Las Piñas, in the Philippines.
“The parcel was outbound from Nairobi to Las Piñas, Philippines, and had been cleverly declared as handmade bags and clothes,” confirmed DCI.
The DCI described the bust 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 now race to identify and bring every person in the trafficking chain to book.
However, this is not the first time this drug has been intercepted at JKIA.
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On April 28, airport authorities intercepted two separate consignments of meth totalling over Ksh21 million in two hauls.
The first haul was 1,730 grams, valued at Ksh13.8 million, hidden among items declared as car pistons, originating from Tanzania and headed to the Philippines.
The second haul was 1,020 grams, valued at Ksh8 million, and traced to Juja, destined for the Philippines.
Methamphetamine is a Class A controlled substance under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act and carries heavy penalties for trafficking.
Penalties could attract a Ksh 20 million fine or imprisonment for not less than 15 years, or both, for individuals found in possession of it.
Meth Worth Ksh10 Million Nabbed At JKIA Packed On Handmade Clothes
