A Kenyan woman is currently in custody in Ghana for allegedly attempting to smuggle 11.04 kilograms of suspected cocaine worth Sh41 million ($309,120).

The 35-year-old, identified as Mary Njeri, was arrested at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on April 15.

A statement from Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) said the woman was arrested after a routine check at the arrival hall after disembarking from a South African Airways flight from Nairobi to Accra via Johannesburg.

“A search of her luggage revealed packets of Cremora food containing the hidden drugs. Preliminary questioning revealed that she had confirmed possession of the consignment in her luggage, and she was later arrested for further investigation,” the statement read in part.

We wish to use this medium to remind the general public that the possession and transportation of illicit drugs is condemned internationally as attract serious  punishment