Gold Hidden in Hair, Bra: Two Women Arrested at JKIA
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said officers recovered 658 grams of suspected gold concealed on the suspects’ bodies during the airport search.
- On Friday, September 4, 2026, two women were arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport while attempting to board a flight to Dubai, with authorities seizing 658 grams of suspected gold concealed on their bodies.
- Kenya has increasingly been identified as a transit hub for illicit gold originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, with smuggled minerals often destined for international markets such as Dubai.
- Mahamed Shukri Abdullahi allegedly concealed a 541-gram gold bar in her hair beneath her hijab, while officers discovered a 116.79-gram gold pellet hidden inside her accomplice's bra.
- The suspects are undergoing processing pending arraignment as the Directorate of Criminal Investigations continues targeting networks involved in illegal mineral smuggling and movement.
- A 2025 SwissAid report estimated that more than two tonnes of gold could be leaving Kenya illicitly each year, compared with 672 kilogrammes of declared gold exports in 2023.
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Kenya: Two Women Arrested At JKIA With 658 Grams of Suspected Gold Concealed Under Hijab, in Bra
Nairobi -- Detectives at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) have arrested two women after they allegedly attempted to smuggle nearly 658 grams of suspected gold out of Kenya on a flight to Dubai.
Two Women Arrested at JKIA With 658g of Suspected Gold Hidden in Hair and Bra
Two women have been arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) after a multi-agency security team intercepted 658 grams of suspected gold allegedly concealed in their hair and clothing as they prepared to fly to Dubai. The suspects, identified as Mahamed Shukri Abdulahi and Sabriye Farhiyo Hussein , were intercepted in the early hours of September 4, 2026, while preparing to board an Emirates flight. Their journey was cut short after…
DCI Busts Two Women at JKIA Smuggling 658g of Suspected Gold
A late-night airport operation has exposed another suspected gold-smuggling attempt through Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, with two women arrested after detectives allegedly discovered nearly 658 grams of suspected gold hidden on their bodies. The women, identified by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations as Mahamed Shukri Abdulahi and Sabriye Farhiyo Hussein, were intercepted in the […]
Two Women Arrested at JKIA Over Alleged Gold Smuggling Attempt to Dubai – Axadle
Nairobi (AX) — Two women were arrested at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after detectives allegedly discovered 658 grams of suspected gold hidden on their bodies as they prepared to leave Kenya. Kenya’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations said in a statement Sunday that Mahamed Shukri Abdulahi and Sabriye Farhiyo Hussein were intercepted in the early hours […]
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