A court in Kilifi county has sentenced a drug dealer 50 years imprisonment without an option of fine for trafficking Cannabis worth sh 201,300.
According to senior Magistrate Leah Kisabuli,she sentenced Kalume Kitsau after pleading guilty to trafficking in 122 rolls of bhang,weighing 6,710gms.
However,Kalume was charged with Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs Contrary to section 4(a)[ii] of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances Control Act no 4 of 1994-
as amended by narcotic Drugs and psychotropic Substances act of 2022.
Consequently ,it is said that on march 6,2024 within Ngoloko area in Kikambala within Kilifi South in Kilifi County of Coust Region,
Kitsau was found trafficking in narcotic drugs by selling cannabis.
According to the DCI,the suspect was arrested in Mtwapa following a tipoff from a member of the public.
Meanwhile,the officers discovered a sack under the bed in which they found dry plant material rolls which they suspected to be cannabis.
Upon thorough scrutiny,
The prosecutor produced the government Chemist report and the 122 rolls of Cannabis Sativa as per the analyst report.
Additionally,Kitsau defended himself saying that he sells the bhang to earn a living and support his young family.
Kisabuli in her ruling stated that the accused had been cautioned on the seriousness of the offence,
and hefty sentence before admitting the plea of guilt.
Upon conviction,the court found that the law provided the sentence of 50 years to deter others,
as narcotics drug sale has ruined lives of many Kenya youth.
