Investigators have reportedly nabbed 500 kilograms of dry miraa at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, initially packed as tea packets and destined for USA,Austria and Australia.
This is a dangerous syndicate as it is a threat to mostly the youths who end up addicted to the drug as a result of idleness due to lack of employment in the country.
The officers said they had arrested one suspect in connection with the seizure. The miraa had been packaged in 52 bags and were detected during screening.
Kenya Revenue Authority officials had issued a seizure notice on the goods after they were found to be miraa.
Export of miraa to these countries is banned as they are regarded as drugs.
Police said the packages had been sent by various exporters. In 2013, The Netherlands, which was the then biggest foreign market for miraa banned its sale-prompting outcry from Kenyan traders.
The UK was also a major market for the stimulant before banning it in June 2014. Kenya used to export about 20 metric tonnes of miraa weekly.
The remaining major miraa market is Somalia, whose unstable market occasionally affects the earnings from sales there.