A Wajir court has sentenced two men to 50 years in prison for trafficking in narcotics.
The court further slapped the accused Mohammed Oloo and Abraham Hassan with a fine of Ksh63 million.
Senior resident magistrate Mugendi Nyagah handed the heavy sentence to the duo after they were arrested by detectives ferrying a consignment of cannabis Sativa worth Ksh21 million.
On April, 4,2021, the two were intercepted at Athibool in Wajir county, ferrying 700kgs of the illegal drug to Nairobi.
The lorry ferrying the consignment had been divided into compartments at the top, where the drug disguised as bags of cement was carefully concealed.
The second accused person Abraham Hassan who absconded the court session was sentenced in absentia and his Ksh1 million bond was forfeited to the State.
Consequently, a warrant for his arrest was issued and detectives have launched a manhunt for him.
Meanwhile, the owner of the lorry has been granted 14 days to show cause why the lorry should not be forfeited to the state.
