A 20-year-old man, Amir Latif, and a 17-year-old girl (identified as a TikToker) were charged in a Mombasa court on February 20, 2026, for trafficking heroin.
The duo was arrested in Mombasa’s Maweni area (Nyali) with 109.17 grams of heroin worth approximately Ksh 327,510.
They were charged under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act following an investigation by the DCI.
Both suspects entered a not guilty plea before Resident Magistrate Green Odera. Amir Latif was granted a Ksh 1 million bond with a matching surety, ordered to surrender his passport, and forbidden from leaving the jurisdiction.
The Minor was denied bond after an age assessment; she was remanded at the Likoni Children’s Remand Home.
A court report indicated the teenager had been living with Latif for about three years. Pretrial proceedings are set for March 17, 2026.
By Anthony Solly
