Nigerian princess caught trafficking cocaine out of Kenya lands in court

A Nigerian  arrested at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi on Sunday for cocaine trafficking will appear in court today, Kenya’s Capital News reported.

The woman, identified as Princess Okoye, was picked up as she attempted to board a plane to Italy.

There was no indication whether Okoye was travelling from Nigeria.

Kenya’s Daily Nation said that the country’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) reported the arrest via Twitter on Monday, saying Princess Okoye was a suspected drug trafficker.

The DCI said the 25-year-old was found with 77 pellects stashed in two bottles of milk.

“Upon being placed under observation, she emitted an additional 15 pellets,” the tweet stated.

Ms Okoye will remain under observation as the DCI investigates her case.