Mombasa businessman charged with trafficking in narcotics worth Sh275 million

Swaleh Yusuff Ahmed (left) and his wife Asma Abdalla Mohamed at the Shanzu Law Courts in Mombasa County. [Kelvin Karani/Standard]

A businessman charged with trafficking 91,738 grammes of heroin valued at Sh275,214,000, wants his case transferred to Mombasa.

Yesterday, Swaleh Yusuf Ahmed, who was charged at a JKIA court in Nairobi on October 26, asked the High Court to transfer the case to Mombasa, arguing the process in Nairobi is expensive and inconvenient. He operates businesses in Mombasa.