On Thursday, two individuals were charged with drug trafficking and possessing various narcotics worth approximately Ksh.900,000 at their arraignment in a Mombasa court.
Before Senior Resident Magistrate Rita Orora, the accused, Salim Kilanga Mwinyi and Zuher Ali Mohamed, were each charged separately.
It is said that Mohammed was discovered in possession of bhang, cocaine, and heroin.
According to the ODPP, Mohammed was charged with the first count of trafficking by keeping narcotic substances, specifically heroin, to wit 114 grams, with a market value of Ksh 342,000. He appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate Rita Orora.
“He was also charged with the two other counts of being in possession of narcotic drugs namely 1.6037 grams of cocaine with a street value of Ksh 6,414 and 22 grams of bhang with a street value of Ksh 660 respectively.”
He was freed after denying the charges and posting a Ksh. 500,000 surety bond.
However, Mwinyi was accused of trafficking 170 grams of heroin valued at Ksh. 510,000.
“He denied the charge of narcotics trafficking in violation of section 4(a)(ii) of the Psychotropic Substance (control) Act no. 4 of 1994, as modified by the Psychotropic Substance (control) (amendment) Act, 2022,” the ODPP stated.
“He was also charged with the two other counts of being in possession of narcotic drugs namely 1.6037 grams of cocaine with a street value of Ksh 6,414 and 22 grams of bhang with a street value of Ksh 660 respectively.”
He was freed after denying the charges and posting a Ksh. 500,000 surety bond.
However, Mwinyi was accused of trafficking 170 grams of heroin valued at Ksh. 510,000.
“He denied the charge of narcotics trafficking in violation of section 4(a)(ii) of the Psychotropic Substance (control) Act no. 4 of 1994, as modified by the Psychotropic Substance (control) (amendment) Act, 2022,” the ODPP stated.
He was freed on a Ksh. 700,000 bail with an equal surety bond after entering a not guilty plea to the allegations.
May 6 and May 8, respectively, are scheduled for the mention of Mwinyi and Mohammed’s cases.
