Drug smuggling is not an affair for the faint-hearted.
There is an unwritten rule in the drug underworld that one should never reveal the baron if caught.
High Court Judge Luka Kimaru has revealed that in his long legal career, he has never seen any drug trafficker reveal the identity of their master.
For instance, the court once negotiated to have the sentence of a drug trafficker reduced in exchange of information on who were their kingpin.
The drug dealer ardently declined the offer preferring to serve their sentence rather than reveal the identity of the boss.
Those caught ferrying drugs often allege that they were approached by a stranger who convinced them to move the cargo at a fee and that the owners would pick it at a specific location in the country of destination.
However, Justice Kimaru believes that contrary to the narrative, the drug trafficking syndicate is a well connected distribution chain ruled by fear.
Alternatively, the kingpins use multi-layered approaches making it hard for the traffickers to know who is their real boss.
Besides, the barons are said to be highly influential making it easy for them to corrupt the system including bribing the judges and police.
They also use top-of-range cars making the trafficking process least suspicious as the culprits are unlikely to be flagged down at roadblocks.