Nigerian national arrested in Kenya over Ksh 10M heroin trafficking
Nigerian national arrested in Kenya over Ksh 10M heroin trafficking
A 35-year-old Nigerian national has been charged in a Mombasa court after being accused of trafficking heroin valued at nearly Ksh10 million.
The accused was arraigned before Senior Resident Magistrate Gladys Ollimo on charges related to narcotic drug trafficking contrary to the laws on narcotic and psychotropic substances.
According to the prosecution, he is alleged to have been found in possession of heroin weighing 3,265.0 grams, with an estimated street value of Ksh 9,795,000.
The prosecution told the court that the offence was committed on April 15, 2026, in the Kadzandani area of Kisauni Sub-County within the coastal city of Mombasa County.
In addition to the drug trafficking charge, the accused also faces a second count of being unlawfully present in Kenya.
“The charge sheet states that, being a Nigerian citizen and not an exempted person, Okwara was found unlawfully present in the country without a valid passport or permit,” the prosecution said.
Despite the allegations levelled against him, the Nigerian pleaded not guilty to both charges when he appeared before the court.
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The Director of Public Prosecutions opposed his release on bond, arguing that he poses a high flight risk due to the seriousness of the charges and lack of fixed residence or legal immigration status in the country.
Nonetheless, the court is expected to deliver its ruling on the bond application on Wednesday, April 22.
The developments come just less than a week after a Chinese national was sentenced to a year in prison for attempting to smuggle thousands of live queen garden ants out of Kenya.
Justice Irene Gichobi also fined Zhang Kequn Ksh1 million, noting that despite the offence, he showed no remorse.
“There is a need for a stiff deterrent sentence,” Judge Gichobi said, noting the “rising cases of dealing in large quantities of garden ants and the negative ecological side effects”.
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