Detectives recover cocaine worth Sh100 Million

Detectives have today seized a consignment of cocaine worth Sh100 million, from a house in Utange, Mombasa county.

In operation conducted by sleuths drawn from the Transnational Organized Crimes and the Anti-Narcotics units, one female suspect identified as Nuru Murshid Mahfud, 29, was also arrested following the meticulous operation.

The sleuths are yet to establish whether the drug which was carefully packaged in 35 sachets and concealed in suitcases was meant for local consumption or was on transit to a different destination.

The suspect has been detained at a police station in the coastal city as the undercover agents hunt for her accomplices.

Meanwhile, experts at the Chemistry and Toxicology units based at the DCI National Forensic Laboratory, shall be conducting more tests on the highly addictive drug, the biggest recovery yet in as many months.

Below are some comments from Kenyans:

Steve Thuku – “Those asking the value come here. There’s an international value per gram used by drug enforcement agencies to determine the value. All they have to do is weigh the consignment and then multiply by the value given per grammes. And again in the agencies there are experts who does the weighing and determine the value. The value is used in court as a factor before bail terms are determined.”