A Mombasa-based woman was fined Ksh600 million after being found guilty of drug trafficking.
In a statement dated Tuesday, November 19, the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution (ODPP) revealed that Fatuma Ahmed Ali had been charged with drug trafficking after being found in possession of heroin.
According to the prosecution, the woman was in the company of her late husband when police discovered that they had heroin valued at Ksh275 million in 2018.
Consequently, Principal Magistrate Martin Rabera also sentenced the woman to 40 years in prison.
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It is the end of the road for a Mombasa based woman involved in trafficking narcotics after the Director of Public Prosecutions detailed to court overwhelming evidence of her dealing in prohibited drugs worth Ksh. 275 million.
— Office of The Director Of Public Prosecutions (@ODPP_KE) November 19, 2024
As a result, Fatuma Ahmed Ali has been slapped with…
"Prosecution led by Senior Counsel Barbara Sombo told the court that on 20th September 2018, at Kikambala Housing Estate in Kilifi County, the two accused, with others not before the court, trafficked narcotic, drugs namely heroin weighing 91,738 grams and valued at over Ksh275 million," read the statement in part.
"They concealed the drugs in two brown suitcases and a gunny bag stored within a residential house. This act was in direct contravention of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act."
According to the ODPP, Fatuma's husband had also been found guilty before his death, whose date was not clearly indicated.
“There is no evidential gap to suggest that the exhibits were tampered with or planted, having reviewed and analysed all the evidence, I find the charges against the accused proven beyond a reasonable doubt.
"The accused is hereby convicted as charged,” Magistrate Rabera ruled during the earlier conviction.
