The Dowa First Grade Magistrate Court has convicted and sentenced a 53 year-old woman to 18 months in jail with hard labour for being found in possession of cannabis sativa locally known as Chamba.
Presenting facts in court, police prosecutor Gerald Kwizombe said the woman Katelo Banda was coming from Kasungu going to Blantyre and she carried the Indian hemp in the back of her car.
She was arrested at Dowa turn off police roadblock after officers thoroughly searched the car.
“The woman was arrested for possessing Indian hemp which is contrary to section 4a as read with regulation 19 sub section 1 and 2 of Dangerous Drug Act,” said Kwizombe.
The Indian hemp was later taken to Chitedze Research Station for examination where it weighed 17 kilograms.
The woman pleaded guilty to the offence and prosecutor Kwizombe asked the court to give her a stiff sentence saying marijuana is sold to children and it destroys their lives.
In mitigation, the woman said that she has five children who look up to her.
Passing judgement, magistrate Imulani Phiri slapped the woman with 18 months in prison without option of fine.
Banda hails from Mwachande village, Traditional Authority Machinjiri in Blantyre.
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if you police still think that we dont know how GANJA atracts money then you are jocking 3 years tocome prisons,will full of GANJA FARMERS so plz be ashemed ok
She was just trying to earnca living like everyone else.
Shit justice,18 months for what?
Mulungu anamuuza Adamu kuti ndakulengera zonse izi ndi zako gwiritsa ncthito zomera, mapiri ndi nyanja zones ndi zako.Tsono lero kwapezekanso Mulungu wins kodi.Ameneyu NDE uti?
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Fuck the court go arrest those killing people on the street, those killing albinos. Shame what’s wrong with weed sailing? U wanted her to suffer and eat zitete like what that old chicken said. You foolish police simply indicates you failed tseeeek
ndiye mukuwona ngati tisiya kubandako,kumeneko ndiye kuyesela kukolopa nyanja zomwe sizingatheke ayi,koma akanaba ndalama zamisokho ya anthu ndiye mulandu palibe
magetsi mungo zimisa frizes angoonongeka akat agulise ganja mukuwamanga ufulu wawo ulikut idiot police mw.
kusokonezana malonda2 uku
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