Authorities at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi, seized 150 cartons of miraa that had been passed off as vegetables.
Officials said the cartons labelled "Fine Beans and Ravaya", contained french beans and eggplants but underneath, they were stashed with miraa.
The cargo was seized at the Airways Cargo Export section where it arrived aboard a vehicle and six suspects arrested.
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The suspects are expected in court to face various charges. Export of miraa is banned from Kenya.
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