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Woman faces 50 years jail term for trying to smuggle heroin into Uganda
A 55-year-old woman has been sentenced to 50 years imprisonment or an alternative fine of Sh50 million for trying to smuggle heroin into Uganda.
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A woman arrested while trying to smuggle heroin into Uganda in 2023 faces 50 years behind bars if she fails to pay a Sh50 million fine.
Mumbi Mwaura, 55, was on Wednesday sentenced to 50 years imprisonment or an alternative fine of Sh50 million by a Busia court after being found guilty of contravening the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 2022 by peddling 3.9 kilogrammes of heroin worth Sh11.8 million.
