A college student found with heroin worth 1.2m in Mombasa was arrested by the Anti-narcotics officers.
Killian Makuto Dunda of the Technical University of Mombasa was arrested in possession of heroin weighing 300 grams by the intelligence following a tip off.
Police said the drug was found wrapped in a clear polythene bag.The exhibit was secured pending further sampling at the government chemist,as the suspects awaits arraignment.
“Found wrapped in a clear polythene bag, the brownish/whitish drug which has an estimated street value of Sh1.2 million was tested on site, turning positive for heroin,” DCI stated.
Cases of drug trafficking, possession and consumption in Mombasa have been on the rise,.
Recently a Tanzanian national was sentenced to 45 years in prison for being in possession of narcotics while travelling to Mombasa. Maimuna Jumanne Amir was additionally fined 48 million for the offence, as an alternative for 10 years in prison on her sentence.
Dozen of traffickers have since been arrested and charged in the operation. Police say traffickers are now using roads as opposed to airports to carry out the illegal activity.
In a recent survey done by National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse indicating that there is widespread abuse of prescription medication.
Most commonly trafficked narcotics from Tanzania and through Uganda is Heroine.In the report most abused drugs were identified as morphine,caffeine,ketamine,papavine.
The government is now putting measures in place to reduce the availability and proliferation of the medications in the Kenyan market.
COLLEGE STUDENT FOUND WITH HEROIN ARRESTED IN MOMBASA.
The Moi International Airport Anti-narcotics officers based in Mombasa yesterday recovered 300g of heroin from the house of a 24-year-old Technical University of Mombasa student.
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