A widow to a slain drug Baron Swaleh Yusuf was sentenced to 40 years in prison in a matter where she was charged alongside her now slain husband Swaleh.
This was after Fatuma was convicted for trafficking in 91738 grams of heroin with a street value of Ksh 275,214,000 contrary to contrary to section 49(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act.
In a ruling delivered by Mombasa Senior Resident Magistrate David Odhiambo on behalf of Principal Magistrate Martin Rabera, Fatuma was also fined Sh 825,642,000.
The court ruled that the prosecution through Senior Prosecution Counsel, which presented 15 witnesses had proved its case beyond any reasonable doubt.
Fatuma’s alleged notorious drug baron husband, Swaleh Yusuf Ahmed alias Kandereni who was found dead on March 17,this year in Kilifi.
Magistrate Rabera said that the prosecution had provided compelling evidence, including testimonies from officers who had conducted the raid at the accused’s residence.
Fatuma was arrested in 2018 and in a charge sheet read in court, the court heard that on 20th September 2018, at Kikambala Housing Estate in Kilifi County, the two, Fatuma and the slain Swaleh along with others not before the court, trafficked the heroin concealed in two brownish suitcases and a gunny bag in direct contravention of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act.
However, the court dropped charges against the late Swaleh after he was found dead under mysterious circumstances.
Prior to his death, the court had placed him on his defense after the prosecution established a prima facie case against him.
While issuing submissions on sentencing, the prosecution counsel Ms Barbara Sombo opposed the accused to be granted a non-custodial sentence to which the accused person through her advocate Mr wangila had asked to consider.
“I pray that the court considers the weight of narcotics that was recovered in the accused’s house, to wit 91,735 grams which if the drugs would have reached the market, it would have destroyed 91,000 lives if the same was to be sold in 1 gram,” Ms Barbara told the court.
