Kenya police arrest 2 Nigerians with Sh4.5m heroin

Mombasa Anti-Narcotics officers arrest two Nigerians found with 1.5kg of heroin

Anti-narcotics police in Nyali, Mombasa, early Friday morning arrested two Nigerian nationals with 1.5kg of heroin with a street value of Sh4.5 million.

Chukwu James and Gageche Gold Patience were arrested in a raid on their apartment in the posh estate.

SUITCASE

Officers told the Nation that they found the suspects packing the drugs in readiness for a trip to Brussels, Belgium.

The drugs, the officers said, had been hidden in a suitcase.

Sources told the Nation that the narcotics had been sourced from neighbouring Tanzania.

The police are expected to issue a formal statement on the arrests later today.