In the biggest-ever gold seizure from an airline crew member in the city, the police arrested an employee of Kenya Airlines with 23kg of gold worth Rs 7 crore hidden in a waist belt and knee caps when he tried to check into a five-star hotel near the international airport. An accomplice, Ibrahim Ali Hussein (26), who was supposed to collect the gold from the crew member, Abdalla Ali Said (29), was also arrested from the hotel. The duo, both Kenya nationals, have been handed over to the airport customs for further investiagtion.
In the biggest-ever gold seizure from an airline crew member in the city, the police arrested an employee of Kenya Airlines with 23kg of gold worth Rs 7 crore hidden in a waist belt and knee caps when he tried to check into a five-star hotel near the international airport. An accomplice, Ibrahim Ali Hussein (26), who was supposed to collect the gold from the crew member, Abdalla Ali Said (29), was also arrested from the hotel. The duo, both Kenya nationals, have been handed over to the airport customs for further investiagtion.