Two Kenyan Women Arrested in India With Cocaine Worth Sh510 Million

Two Kenyan women have been apprehended by Delhi Customs officers in India for attempting to smuggle in cocaine worth Sh510 million. 

On Thursday, the authorities declared that they had arrested an unnamed woman, who came to India from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia and attempted to smuggle cocaine inside whisky bottles. The Kenyan woman had attempted to smuggle 253.7 grammes of cocaine inside three bottles of whisky. Customs officials at Delhi airport reported that the cocaine confiscated was worth Sh380 million. 

The suspect was detained for breaching the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which authorizes the government to tackle the misuse and illegal trading of narcotic drugs. On Monday, another Kenyan was apprehended at the same airport with two bottles of whisky containing dissolved cocaine worth Sh 130 million. The details of the 25-year-old are yet to be released. 

"Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Central Government shall take all such measures as it may deem necessary or expedient to prevent and combat the abuse of and illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances," reads part of the NDPS Act.

Also on Wednesday, Indian officials announced that they had confiscated methamphetamine from a Tanzanian national that had travelled from Uganda via Dubai. The drugs were concealed inside 100 capsules that the suspect had swallowed. These incidents come at a time when Delhi Customs officials are committed to impeding the smuggling of drugs via their routes to diverse locations.