Man charged over Ksh114M meth trafficking linked to Ksh8.2B Iranian haul

A man has been charged before the Mombasa Law Courts over an alleged conspiracy to traffic 14,321 grams of methamphetamine valued at Ksh114.568 million, in a case linked to the Sh8.2 billion drug trafficking case involving six Iranians. Appearing before Mombasa Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Gladys Olimo, Martin Mugendi Gitonga pleaded not guilty to […] The post Man charged over Ksh114M…

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Man charged over Ksh114M meth trafficking linked to Ksh8.2B Iranian haul

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