A woman has been arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) by Anti-narcotics investigators after being found in possession of cocaine hidden in her underwear.

Apoko Damaris Adhiambo, 32, had the pellets hidden in her pants when she was stopped at JKIA's terminal A1 central screening area shortly before boarding a flight to Madagascar.

PHOTO | COURTESY the suspects

"A body scanner at the checkpoint detected suspicious goods hidden around her privates, prompting a rapid search that yielded 600g of the highly addictive cocaine. According to a statement from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), a spot test on the finding revealed the presence of cocaine.

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Detectives used forensic technology to hunt Asaba down and capture her on Accra Road in Nairobi.

Asaba was similarly probed, exposing the whereabouts of three more of her colleagues, who were also detained.

PHOTO | COURTESY cocaine pellets 

They are Ugandan national Nangozi Shirah, Esther Wanjiru, and Sophia Kathambi, all 24 years old.

"In the painstaking pursuit to break the entire syndicate, the second suspect led officers to Free Area Hotel building and into the VIP Beauty Shop, where a meticulous search was conducted and another 33 pellets of crack found," the Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) stated.

"Prosecution processes have been instigated on the arrested suspects."

DCI agents are presently working with Interpol to identify the recipients of the narcotics in Antananarivo, Madagascar.