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Nigerian arrested with narcotics at JKIA

An undated picture shows cocaine. A Nigerian national was arrested with narcotics suspectd to be cocaine in November 1, 2014. FILE PHOTO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

By  FRED MUKINDA

What you need to know:

  • The man was in transit to Nigeria from Sao Paolo, Brazil, when he was arrested on Saturday evening.
  • He said the drugs would be tested and weighed Monday.

A Nigerian national was arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport with narcotics suspected to be cocaine.

The man was in transit to Nigeria from Sao Paolo, Brazil, when he was arrested on Saturday evening.

The head of criminal investigations at JKIA, Mr Joseph Ngisa, said the 30-year-old man had concealed the drugs in a laptop bag.

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Mr Ngisa said the drugs would be tested and weighed Monday.

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