An unnamed Nigerian man has been arrested in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, 23 July, 2014 after the cocaine he was allegedly carrying burst in his belly.
According to reports, the middle-aged man had arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi from Lagos. The incident was said to happen while the Nigerian traveller was still on transit and he was immediately hospitalised.
It was gathered that 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.
While reacting to the incident, head of Anti- Narcotics Unit in Kenya, Hamis Masa, said it was when 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.
Howeverm the narcotics boss added that they are yet to test and weigh the contents of the pellets to know the nature and value.
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