A mother, her two daughters and a son-in-law who were said to be major controllers of narcotics in Nairobi four years ago have been found guilty of drug trafficking.
Rose Musanda, Anne Musanda. Mercy Musanda and Joseph Mugo were each separately convicted for the offense of drug trafficking.
JKIA Law courts trial magistrate C.Njagi found them all guilty ruling that the prosecution had adduced evidence to prove that they committed the offense.
The four were arrested in Kinoo in June 2019 in a sting operation by the police who described them as major controllers of the narcotics market in Westlands, Kangemi, Uthiru, Kinoo and Kikuyu areas.
Rose who is the matriarch of the family was found guilty of trafficking heroine valued at Sh 1.2 million.
Mercy was also found guilty on the offence of drug trafficking and the court said the state had proven that she trafficked heroine worth sh 55,080.
Anne and her husband Mugo were found guilty on two counts of drug trafficking and the drugs included heroine valued at Sh 767,000 and Cannabis Sativa valued at Sh 11,400.
In 2020, a year after her arrest, Rose lost property worth millions after court found that the money was from proceeds of crime being selling drugs.
Rose lost five minibuses and Sh 1.78 million that was being held in two banks.
The Asset Recovery Agency had argued that Rose was using the matatu business to hide her drug trafficking business.
The court had been told that Rose was constantly changing her businesses which indicated that she was concealing the benefits of her ill trade.
Trial magistrate Njagi directed the three women to be detained at the Langra women prison as they await their sentencing.
