Man arrested with drugs at JKIA jailed for 20 years, fined Ksh.20 million
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A Nairobi court has slapped a German national with 20 years imprisonment and ordered him to pay Ksh. 20 million for drug trafficking.
According to a report issued by the Director of Public
Prosecutions (DPP) on Wednesday, the accused, Rommenswinkel Dieter appeared before a
court at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).
Chief Magistrate Lukas Onyina heard that Dieter
was found in possession of the drugs valued at Ksh. 8.34 million.
“Court at the JKIA has sentenced,
Rommenswinkel Dieter, a German national, to 20 years imprisonment & pay
Sh20M fine for trafficking 2,782.3g of narcotics worth Ksh.8.34M,” read the
statement.
During the determination of the case, the
DPP said that the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt and the judge
administered the aforementioned sentence.
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