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Dowa men jailed for possessing Indian hemp

 

Dowa Magistrate’s Court has sentenced two men to 30 and 20 months imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) respectively after finding them guilty of possessing Indian hemp.

Dowa Police Station spokesperson Richard Kaponda identified the two as Weluzani Singade, 35, and Kwame Banda, 21.

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They were arrested on September 1 and September 11 respectively at Dowa Turn-off Police Roadblock.

“Singade was found with two bags of Indian hemp, which Chitedze Research Station said weighed 98.34 kilongrammes  [kgs] while Banda was found with one bag weighing 28kg,” he said.

They were found guilty after trial, according to Kaponda.

State prosecutors Regina Kumwenda and Triza Kalonjele asked the court to give the two stiffer sentences to deter would-be offenders.

First grade magistrate Emulani Phiri agreed with the prosecutors that the two deserved stiffer sentences to warn others that might want to commit similar crimes.

Possession of Indian hemp is contrary to Section 4A as read with Regulation 19 Sub-section 1 and 2 of Dangerous Drugs Act. n

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