A Nigerian man has been charged and remanded in prison in Uganda after allegedly being in possession of 320grammes of cocaine valued at sh244.4m (N905m),
37-year-old Madu Chima was arrested alongside one Ibanda Abubakali, 31, a security guard attached to Pinnacle Security Limited.
Appearing before Grade One Magistrate Abert Asiimwe, the duo pleaded not guilty to charges of acquiring
prohibited goods , trafficking in a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, and importing prohibited goods.
They also face charges of conspiracy to contravene a provision of the East African Community Customs Management Act and attempting to contravene a provision of the Narcotic Drugs Act.
According to the Act, any person who commits the offence is liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine equal to fifty percent of the dutiable value of the goods involved, or both.
Court heard that on August 6, 2020, at Makindye in Kampala, Madu Chima received a cocaine package from Ibanda Abubakali that was shipped by DHL Airway bill HAWB 2154260544 from Columbia via the United States of America, which package he knew or ought to have reasonably known to be prohibited.’
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