British aristocrat walks free from drug charges in Kenya

Kenya's High Court has acquitted British aristocrat Jack Marrian of smuggling cocaine, Marrian said on Thursday, ending a high profile case that sparked interest in how the justice system would treat the scion of a prominent colonial-era family.

Six weeks ago a magistrate in a lower court refused to drop the charges, despite the prosecution's application to terminate the case. "Hugely relieved that after so long the prosecution has had the courage to do the right thing," Marrian told Reuters via a message on WhatsApp.