Man fined Sh50 million or 10 years for 250 g bhang and diazepam in Lamu
Abdulrahman Issa was fined Sh50 million or 10 years in prison after a Lamu court convicted him of storing 250 g of cannabis sativa and 10 diazepam tablets found in his orange bag at Tchundwa Village, Lamu East, on 12 March 2026. Resident Magistrate Flavian Mulama found the paraphernalia pointed to trafficking, not personal use.
🇰🇪 Tchundwa Village, Lamu East · Kenya
- Cannabis
- 0.3 kg
- Prison
- 10 years in default
- Fine
- KES 50,000,000
A Lamu court ordered a man to pay a Sh50 million fine or serve 10 years in
prison after convicting him of trafficking narcotic drugs.[1][2]
Resident Magistrate Flavian Mulama found Abdulrahman Issa guilty of
trafficking cannabis sativa and diazepam by storing the drugs, committed
with others not before the court on March 12, 2026, at Tchundwa Village in
Lamu East Sub-county.[1][2] Patrol officers found Issa carrying an orange
bag holding 250 g of cannabis, 10 diazepam tablets, a partially smoked bhang
roll, a razor blade, a metallic spoon, a transparent side plate, a broken
tile and a matchbox.[1][2]
Issa denied the charge, claiming the items came from his father’s house, but
called no witnesses; the magistrate credited three consistent prosecution
witnesses led by Counsel Idris Kipruto Tomno and ruled the paraphernalia
showed trafficking rather than personal consumption.[1]
Sources
- Lamu court jails man for 10 years or Sh50 million fine over drug trafficking conviction. The Eastleigh Voice, 29 July 2026. In English.
- Lamu man fined Sh50 million or face 10 years in jail for trafficking narcotics. Nairobi News, 29 July 2026. In English.
Open questions the AI reported
- The exact location of Tchundwa village was not independently established; the map uses a Lamu East sub-county reference point.
- Whether Issa appealed was not reported.