A Kakamega court has sentenced Rachael Akinyi Juma to 50 years in prison after finding her guilty of trafficking five kilograms of bhang. According to Tuko, the drugs were concealed inside 22 brooms and were discovered during a police raid in 2019. The court also handed Juma a fine of KSh50 million as an alternative to the prison term. The case concludes legal proceedings stemming from the 2019 operation in Kakamega, Kenya.

Justice Ahmed Kala of the Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced 41-year-old Mrs. Peace Asukwo to five years in prison for trafficking and harboring four underage girls for prostitution. In addition to the prison term, Justice Kala ordered Asukwo to pay N20 million in compensation to the victims of her crimes.

A Federal High Court in Lagos has granted bail of N150 million to a 70-year-old woman, Barek Yetunde, who is facing trial over the alleged trafficking of 13 kilogrammes of cocaine. Justice Friday Ogazi ordered that the bail be supported by two sureties in like sum, who must reside within the court's jurisdiction. The case, reported by Leadership newspaper, concerns drug trafficking charges brought against the elderly defendant in Nigeria.

Two women, Mary Nanjala and Roselyne Nyongesa, have been arraigned in Kakamega, Kenya, for allegedly refusing to return 33,000 shillings mistakenly sent to them. According to Tuko, they were charged with acquisition of proceeds of crime contrary to Sections 4 and 16 of the Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act. The case centres on claims the pair knowingly kept funds that had been transferred to them in error rather than returning the money.

Mary Yetunde Barek, a 67-year-old Nigerian-British grandmother, was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly attempting to smuggle 13 kilograms of cocaine hidden in fake plantain peels at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The NDLEA announced the arrest in a statement released on Sunday.

Police in Nairobi have arrested three suspected drug dealers in Kahawa West during an operation targeting the illegal drug trade and related criminal activity, according to KBC. Officers recovered more than 600 rolls of suspected bhang, pieces of bhang cookies and two kilograms of unprocessed suspected bhang, all believed to have been prepared for distribution. Police also seized electronic items during the raid, though further details about the suspects and the operation were not immediately provided.