[TODAY.NG] Kenyan police arrest Nigerian man after ‘smuggled cocaine bags’ burst in his stomach

A yet to be identified Nigerian has been arrested in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, after the narcotics he was allegedly carrying burst in his belly prompting his hospitalisation. The middle-aged man had according to reports arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi from Lagos. He was still on transit when the incident happened.

The airline scheduled to fly him out with other passengers to an Asian country booked him at the Laico Regency, Wednesday morning. Shortly after checking into the hotel, he reportedly fell sick prompting the hotel officials to rush him to Kenyatta National Hospital ( KNH) It was gathered that the officials immediately contacted the Tourist Police Unit, who oversaw his transfer to the hospital.

Head of Anti- Narcotics Unit Hamis Masa reacting to the development said, as doctors at the hospital struggled to attend to him they realised he had inserted several pellets of drugs into his anal system that had burst. “It was then that he started to emit the pellets as the doctors struggled to attend to him to contain the situation,” said Masa. Masa also said it was normal for airlines to book their passengers on transit in hotels while waiting for the time to fly out. He added they are yet to test and weigh the contents of the pellets to know the nature and value.

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