The package, estimated to have a street value of Sh40 million, was discovered lying unattended at the KLM airside and was reported to have been destined for Amsterdam.

The drugs had been concealed as Kericho Gold tea.

Head of police’s Anti-Narcotics Unit Hamis Massa confirmed the incident, adding that they are investigating to establish the origin of the narcotics.

Media reports indicate that at least one official working at the busy airport has been arrested over the drug burst.

The Standard reported sources indicating that the package was intentionally not loaded onto the cargo plane after a fall out between some members of a drug cartel operating in Nairobi.