Over two decades ago, a lady was sentenced to thirty years in prison for drug trafficking. Before her arrest and successful trial, she had invested her proceeds of crime in various properties from the Coast region to Eldoret. Now, the ARA has successfully used it to recover money in a case involving smuggling of goods from Uganda without paying taxes. The two had modified compartments that were used to smuggle cigarettes from Uganda with the one caught carrying non-customed cigarettes worth 9.5 million. To understand the basis of these forfeitures, we need to understand the definition of what is termed proceeds of crime.

Source: The Star June 13, 2021 05:26 UTC