Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Act

19. Forfeiture of narcotic drugs, etc.

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

19. Forfeiture of narcotic drugs, etc.

Where—

(a)any person is found in possession of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance and—

(i)he has no legal authority for the possession of the narcotic drug or psychotropic substance; or

(ii)the narcotic drug or psychotropic substance found in his possession is in excess of the quantity, or is of a quality different from the quality, he is authorized to have in his possession; or

(b)any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance is found in a place, other than a place where it is authorized to be kept; or

(c)a contravention of any provision of this Act is committed in relation to any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance,

all the narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances found in the possession of that person or found in that place or in relation to which a contravention of any provision of this Act is committed shall be forfeited to the Government.

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Source: Kenya Law