Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) detectives at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have arrested a suspected drug courier who allegedly attempted to enter the country with dozens of cocaine pellets concealed in her stomach.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the suspect, 34-year-old Muli Ayan Ndunge, had just arrived from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when officers acting on intelligence intercepted her shortly after landing.
"A drug courier's daring attempt to slip into Kenya with a stomach full of cocaine ended at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, after sharp-eyed Anti-Narcotics Unit detectives intercepted her moments after landing," the DCI said in a statement posted on X.
ANU DETECTIVES SEIZE COCAINE WORTH SH3.6 MILLION, ARREST DRUG MULE AT JKIA
A drug courier's daring attempt to slip into Kenya with a stomach full of cocaine ended at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, after sharp-eyed Anti-Narcotics Unit (ANU) detectives intercepted her... pic.twitter.com/mC1Dmr4Pg3 - DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) November 24, 2025
She was escorted to the ANU offices for monitoring, where the first pellets were recovered.
"Within minutes, the truth began to spill out, as she emitted 14 pellets of cocaine," the DCI added.
Detectives kept her under close watch, anticipating more narcotics. She later emitted another 14 pellets, bringing the total to 28. The DCI said the pellets weighed 912.74 grams and had an estimated street value of Sh3.65 million.
A medical scan was then conducted to confirm that all the drugs had been expelled.
"A subsequent X-ray scan later confirmed her abdomen was clean, sealing the case with clinical certainty," the agency said.
Ndunge is being held as investigations continue and is expected to face drug-trafficking charges.
The arrest comes weeks after a major narcotics seizure along the Indian Ocean, where a consignment of methamphetamine valued at Sh8.2 billion was intercepted aboard a stateless vessel.
The 1,024 kilograms of the synthetic drug were seized 630 kilometres east of Mombasa after the Kenya Navy and the Kenya Coast Guard Service intercepted and redirected the vessel, which was sailing to an undisclosed destination within the region.
Kenya Navy deputy commander Brigadier Kantale Kiswa and DCI Director Mohamed Amin confirmed that the vessel, christened MV Igol, was intercepted on October 23 this year while carrying the haul.
In late October, a Mombasa court granted the state a month to continue holding several Iranian nationals linked to the case after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) requested more time to complete investigations into what authorities have described as the second-largest drug bust in Kenya's history.
