Four foreigners believed to be Tanzanians were arrested and dozens of pellets suspected to be cocaine were recovered from their house.
In an operation conducted at Beckvike homes in Kitengela, Kajiado County, a total of 143 pellets containing the highly addictive substance were recovered by Narcotics detectives.
The pellets were stashed in empty packets of fruit juice, police said.
A further search led to the recovery of digital weighing machines, $ 245 USD, Sh26,100, Tsh11,000, Indian Rupees, and mobile phones.
Also recovered in the Wednesday 3 am raid were identification documents belonging to the suspects.
This comes amid concerns of increased seizure of drugs in the country and other parts, which originate in Nairobi.
Kenyan security teams say they are investigating the source of narcotics being flown to India.
At least three Kenyans have been arrested with drugs which include cocaine and heroin valued over Sh30 million after landing in India in the past week alone.
Director of Criminal Investigation Mohamed Amin said all the reported cases are being investigated to establish the source of the narcotics.
For instance, on Monday, August 28, an Indian national who was allegedly attempting to smuggle a consignment of narcotics worth Sh20 million (Rs 44 crore) from Nairobi was intercepted at Kozhikode airport in Kerala, India.
The 27-year-old was intercepted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), carrying 3.5 kilograms of cocaine and 1.3 kilograms of heroin.
A kilo of cocaine can fetch at least Sh5 million in Kenya. The value varies depending on the country. Officials said Rs 44 crore can be translated to Sh773 million in India.
The drugs were found hidden in shoes, jars and purses strapped under his luggage, the local media said.
This is the latest string of incidents to happen in recent days putting officials at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport on the spot.
They are all said to have originated in Nairobi. Sources said the seizure is a warning Kenya is now a major transit route for the narcotics probably destined for Europe and Asia.
Last week the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence's (DRI) Mumbai and New Delhi units, in a joint operation, arrested two Kenyan women, including one from Vasai, for allegedly smuggling in nearly 1.7 kilos of cocaine worth around Sh11 million (Rs 10 crore) from Nairobi to Delhi airport.
The duo has been booked under the NDPS Act. Based on a tipoff, DRI officials at Delhi airport intercepted the Kenyan when she landed on Tuesday, August 22 morning and found the contraband concealed in her trolley bag.
During interrogation, she said she was a carrier and the cocaine was sent by another Kenyan, who was in touch with her on WhatsApp.
She said she was to catch a flight to Mumbai and hand over the contraband to a person at Evershine Nagar in Vasai. She was promised $3,000 for the job.
In 2019, then European Union Ambassador to Kenya Simon Mordue said the Kenyan port of Mombasa accounted for 30 percent of illegal heroin smuggled into the EU market.
Most of the heroin in the country originates from Afghanistan through the Indian Ocean while cocaine originates from South America.
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