Polish national arrested with Ksh.3.2M heroin at JKIA

A 37-year-old Polish national was on Friday arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after being found in possession of heroin with an estimated street value of Ksh.3.2 million.

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) says that Arkadiusz Stanislaw was moments away from boarding a Budapest-bound Egyptian plane before his arrest.

The heroin was found stashed in his luggage.

"The trafficker who was destined for Hungary's capital, Budapest, has since been booked in police cells awaiting further processing and arraignment," the DCI said in a statement.

"Stanislaw's arrest comes at a time when crackdowns on drug traffickers and unlicensed brewers have been heightened, a move by the government to foil the illicit trade in the country."

The head of DCI's Anti-Narcotics Unit, Margaret Karanja, has since warned drug traffickers and peddlers that they will face the full brunt of the law, in equal measure, irrespective of their roles in the narcotics trade.