A US national who was arrested at MP Shah after checking in following him swallowing several pellets of cocaine has denied the charge of drug trafficking.
Jarod Tyler Roberts was arraigned before JKIA law courts where he denied the offense of trafficking cocaine valued at Sh 240,000.
Through his Lawyer Danstan Omari, Roberts informed the court that he is the process of finalizing a plea bargaining agreement with the state.
The matter will be mentioned on Wednesday to confirm the status of the plea bargain.
Roberts was taken to MP Shah hospital by friends after swallowing the pellets which led to his arrest.
The police told court that Roberts checked into MP Shah Hospital, Westlands, under the care of his friends, complaining of abdominal pain after allegedly ingesting substances suspected to be narcotic drugs.
Last week, police said the US citizen was placed under close observation with two police officers on guard after it was discovered that he had drugs.
Three pallets were recovered from the suspect’s rectum through an endoscopy procedure. He later emitted one more pallet on the same day.
