A Wajir court has sentenced two men to 50 years in prison and a fine of Sh63 million for trafficking narcotics.

The two men, namely Abraham Hassan and Mohammed Oloo appeared before Senior resident magistrate Mugendi Nyagah who handed them the heavy sentence.

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Hassan was sentenced in absentia and his Sh1 million bond was forfeited to the government after he failed to show up in court for the session.

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Following his absence in court, a warrant for his arrest was issued, and detectives launched a serious manhunt for Hassan.

The court also gave the owner of the lorry was given 14 days to show cause why his lorry should not be forfeited to the state.

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The duo was arrested at Athibool in Wajir County ferrying 700 kilograms of bhang estimated at Sh21 million on April 4, 2021.

The consignment destined for Nairobi was discovered in a lorry carefully disguised as bags of cement.

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