Over 99kg of heroin seized in a series of anti-drug crackdowns in the coastal region have been destroyed by burning, in an exercise witnessed by the court, ODPP, Government Chemist and top police command in the region.
The highly addictive analgesic drug approximated at over KSh297 million in street value and 997g of Cocaine were destroyed on Friday, February 21 at the Bamburi Cement incinerator in Mombasa, following the completion of the cases.
In a September, 2018 case implicating Fatuma Ahmed Ali and Swaleh Yusuf Ahmed (now deceased), the two were found with over 91.7kg of heroin valued at over KSh275M and 997g of cocaine in their Kikambala Estate house within Kilifi County.
As the case progressed, Swaleh Yusuf passed on. Sentencing was passed on November 19, 2024 where Fatuma Ahmed Ali was slapped with a 40-year jail term, with an addition of a KSh825,645,000 fine.
In yet another case where Maimuna Jumanne Amir was arrested at the Moi International Airport, Mombasa on March 14, 2021, over 5.8kg of heroin valued at KSh17.6 million was confiscated.
Maimuna was sentenced to serve 30 years in jail.
Other accused persons nabbed in separate incidents include Juma Mwanyota and Abdulmajid Msallam Timamu, who were handed 13-year and 15-year jail terms respectively.
More trafficking cases are at advanced stages of prosecution, with anti-drug detectives heightening crackdowns across the country.
