Kenya police intercepts Norway-flagged ship suspected of smuggled weapons, drugs

Heroin is typically transported from Pakistan and Iran to east Africa, and on to Europe.

In November, a navy warship patrolling Indian Ocean waters seized heroin worth US$158 million. Another warship raided a dhow with 1,023 kg (2,255 lbs) of heroin on board near Kenya in April 2014

Mombasa handles imports of fuel and other goods for Kenya, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia, and exports of tea and coffee from the entire region.

Source: Reuters

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