Couple charged with trafficking in Sh47 million worth of heroin in Mombasa

Swaleh Yusuff Ahmed (left) and his wife Asma Abdalla Mohamed at the Shanzu Law Courts in Mombasa County on Tuesday 21st February 2017, where the two denied trafficking 15, 984 grams of heroine worth Ksh 47, 952, 020. The two have not been released on Bond following an Application by the State to deny the two Bond. However the Court has set a date to rule if they will be released on Bond or not. [Photo/Kelvin Karani/Standard]

A man and his wife have been charged with trafficking in more than 15,000kg of heroin.

According to court records, Swaleh Yusuff Ahmed and Asma Abdalla Mohamed were found with 15,984kg of heroin, which is valued at around Sh47 million.