{
  "id": 843713,
  "title": "Man charged in Mombasa over alleged Sh114.5 million methamphetamine trafficking",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/man-charged-in-mombasa-over-alleged-sh114-5-million-methamphetamine",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T05:06:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/man-charged-in-mombasa-over-alleged-sh114-5-million-methamphetamine-trafficking/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man was charged before a Mombasa court over an alleged attempt to traffic methamphetamine valued at Sh114.5 million, in a case prosecutors say could be linked to a larger drug trafficking case involving six Iranian nationals. Martin Mugendi Gitonga appeared before Mombasa Senior Principal Magistrate Gladys Olimo on Wednesday and denied conspiring to traffic [...] The post Man charged in Mombasa…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}