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| Kenya Navy officers guard the MV Bushehr Amin Darya where 341.7 kg of heroine worth more than a billion shillings were found after draining the ship's diesel chambers. The ship was arrested by the Kenyan Navy patrol ship along the Lamu waters two weeks ago and escorted to the Mombasa port where she is being held by the Kenya Navy officers. [Photo: Gideon Maundu] |
Anti-narcotics police officers recovered 341.7kg of heroin in 250 bags on a stateless ship they have been searching at Mombasa port since July 3.
Authorities estimate that the record seizure is worth Sh1.1 billion. There are reports that a second ship could have fled when the MV Bushehr Amin Darya, which bore the drugs, was seized by Kenya Navy personnell off Lamu Coast on July 2.
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