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The foreign national was arrested before boarding a Hungary-bound Egyptian airline. 

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) detectives from the Anti-Narcotics unit have arrested a Polish national in possession of heroin worth Ksh 3.2 million at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). 

In a statement on Friday, September 15, DCI stated that the suspected trafficker who has been identified as Arkadiusz Stanislaw was arrested before boarding an Egyptian airline bound for Hungary.   

“Anti-Narcotics detectives based at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport have seized Sh3.2 million worth of Heroin and arrested the trafficker, a Polish.

“The suspect, Arkadiusz Stanislaw, 37, was arrested at JKIA's Terminal 1C moments before boarding a Hungary-bound Egyptian airline, following the seizure found stashed in his luggage,” read the statement in part.

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File image of a bag carrying heroin seized at JKIA. 

The 37-year-old, who was due to travel to Budapest, has been remanded in police custody pending processing and arraignment. 

Stanislaw's arrest comes as security agencies have stepped up a crackdown on drug traffickers and unlicensed brewers in a bid to stamp out the illicit trade in the country.

“The Director Anti-Narcotics Directorate Ms Margaret Karanja warns that all those caught up in the ring of traffickers and peddlers will be treated with the severity of the law, despite their roles in the trade,” DCI added.