Family of man jailed in India for trafficking miraa seeks State help

The family of 26 year old Richard Koome a miraa trader in Eastleigh, Nairobi who was arrested in India on May 28, 2018 while flying in Miraa. (from left) Koome's brother Anthony Mutethia, his mother Zipporah Nkatha and his sister Ruth Makena. [Olivia Murithi, Standard]

The family of a man who has been detained for six months in an Indian prison is pleading with the State to intervene.

Richard Koome, 26, is being held in India since May 28 after being arrested at an airport in Mumbai for allegedly trying to smuggle 66kg of miraa.