A magistrate's court in Lamu has fined Sh50 million or, in default, sentenced him to 10 years' imprisonment after convicting him of trafficking narcotic drugs .[Courtesy]
A magistrate's court in Lamu has fined Sh50 million or, in default, sentenced him to 10 years' imprisonment after convicting him of trafficking narcotic drugs.
Resident Magistrate Flavian Mulama found Abdulrahman Issa guilty of trafficking cannabis sativa and diazepam drugs, contrary to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act.
The convict committed the offence jointly with others on March 12, 2026, at Tchundwa Village in Lamu East Sub-County, Lamu County.
The court heard during the hearing that police officers on patrol found the convict carrying an orange bag. Upon a search, they recovered 250 grams of Cannabis sativa, 10 diazepam tablets, a roll of partially smoked bhang, a razor blade, a metallic spoon, a transparent side plate, a broken tile, and a matchbox.
Issa denied possessing the narcotics, claiming that police recovered the exhibits from his father's house after arresting him alongside two other men. However, he did not call either of them to testify.
In his judgment, Mulama held that the prosecution had presented consistent, credible, and corroborated evidence through the testimony of all three witnesses, establishing that the accused was found in possession of the orange bag containing the narcotics and other exhibits.
The magistrate ruled that the prosecution, led by Counsel Idris Kipruto Tomno, presented three witnesses whose evidence, together with the exhibits produced in court, proved the charge beyond reasonable doubt.