Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) have arrested a 45-year-old woman after she was found in possession of cocaine valued at Ksh1,656,000.
In a statement on Saturday, April 19, DCI said the suspected drug peddler was hiding the cocaine inside her body and was in a Marsabit-bound Toyota Probox.
DCI noted that other passengers in the vehicle complied with the detectives' checks, but the woman refused to be searched and threw a tantrum.
“At the Odda roadblock in Moyale, a multi-agency team nabbed 45-year-old Caroline Thiunguri Kabonyi, a suspected drug peddler with a knack for hiding her illicit goods in the most private of places.
“The bust went down when Caroline, a passenger in a Marsabit-bound Toyota Probox, decided to play hardball during a routine search. While her fellow passengers complied with the officers’ checks, Caroline threw a tantrum, refusing to be searched,” read the statement in part.
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The DCI detectives escorted the woman to Moyale Sub-County Referral Hospital, where medics discovered that she was hiding eight pellets of cocaine, weighing 414 grams, in her private parts.
“Lo and behold, with the help of medical professionals, authorities discovered she was concealing eight pellets of cocaine, weighing 414 grams, hidden in her private parts,” DCI added.
The cocaine was seized and safely locked as an exhibit, while the suspect was taken to Moyale Police Station, awaiting her arraignment in court.
