Detectives from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) arrested a 41-year-old Kenyan woman at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) for attempting to smuggle cocaine to Dubai. She had concealed several pellets of the drug within her body, prompting an immediate investigation.

• The suspect was caught minutes before her flight’s take-off.
• DCI officers discovered the hidden pellets after an additional screening, acting on instinct and intelligence.
• The woman later excreted three pellets of cocaine under medical supervision.
• This incident raises renewed concerns about JKIA becoming a significant transit hub for drug traffickers, following similar arrests, including a 25-year-old woman attempting to smuggle cocaine to Doha, Qatar, in May.