A Nigerian and a Kenyan have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each for trafficking heroin to The Netherlands and Nigeria respectively.
Samuel Uche was found with 484.315 grams of the drug, valued at Sh1,452,945, at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi on March 3, 2017. This was during a search at DHL’s cargo office.
Mr Uche was convicted alongside Kenyan Geoffrey Onchangu Ondieki, who had been accused of trafficking 1,000.16 grams of heroin, valued at Sh3,000,480, to Nigeria.
The total value of the drugs is Sh4,453,425.
The court heard on Thursday that Mr Uche had put the drugs in a tortoise-shaped wood carving disguised as a birthday present.