Police seize 20kg of cocaine at JKIA

Cocaine. Police confiscated cocaine at JKIA on April 18, 2018. FILE PHOTO

What you need to know:

  • Police suspect the drugs were destined for Europe.

Police have seized 20kg of cocaine that was unattended at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).

Kenya Airport police commandant Titus Karuri said investigations have been launched.

"We will share the information once done with investigations," Mr Karuri said.

Police suspect the drugs were destined for Europe.

Last year in November, a number of staff at the airport were arrested in connection to drug trafficking.