Anti-narcotics police seize Sh4.5m heroin in Mombasa
Anti-narcotics police officers on June 23, 2017 arrive at the apartment in Nyali, Mombasa, where the heroin was found. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- The arrests followed a raid in an apartment in Nyali.
- Police say the couple had concealed the narcotics in a suitcase and was destined for Brussels.
Officers from the Anti-Narcotics Police Unit in Mombasa on Friday morning arrested two Nigerian nationals found with 1.5kg of heroin estimated to be worth Sh4.5 million.
The arrests followed a raid in an apartment in Nyali.
Chukwu James and Gageche Gold Patience were arrested as they were packing the drugs in readiness for a trip to Brussels, Belgium, in the morning.
The briefcase in which the heroin was concealed. It is suspected to have originated from Tanzania. PHOTO | WACHIRA MWANGI | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Police say the couple had concealed the narcotics in a suitcase and were destined for Brussels.
Sources told the Nation that the drugs are suspected to have originated from Tanzania.
The police are expected to issue a formal statement later in the day.
