Lamu Law Courts has destroyed a Sh2.6 million narcotics haul in an exercise to send a stern warning to drug cartels.
During the exercise, bhang, sachets of heroin, and cocaine were set ablaze at the Kashmir Dumping Site on Lamu Island.
Lamu Law Courts Senior Principal Magistrate Sitati Temba presided over the exercise that was carried out under tight security.
Members of the Lamu Court Users Committee, religious leaders, and the media were among those who witnessed the narcotics burning.
Temba told journalists during the exercise that they decided to publicly destroy the narcotics to send a message to those who engage in drug trafficking.
The drugs were recovered from suspects within Lamu and Faza Islands.
Apart from the narcotics, the Lamu judicial officials also led another exercise of burning over 10,000 old court records, to comply with Chief Justice Martha Koome’s directive to have such items discarded.
“We have carried out the exercise to burn narcotics worth Sh2.6 million today. They included bhang, heroin, and cocaine that had earlier been presented before the court as exhibits,” Temba said.
“We shall continue carrying out these drug disposal exercises from time to time as a way of discouraging drug barons and users from partaking in this illegal business.”
He reiterated that most of those seriously affected by drugs in Lamu are the youth.
He advised the youth to desist from drug abuse and instead focus on undertaking important activities, including fishing to help improve their lives.
