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15 year old in court for drug trafficking

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The Magistrate court in Nakonde district of Northern Province has expressed great concern over the increased number of juveniles being used in peddling drugs in the border town.

Magistrate John Kajiko Njapau said this in Nakonde yesterday when he reserved sentencing for a 15-year-old Tanzanian male juvenile, who is jointly facing charges of drug trafficking with four other adults.

Appearing before magistrate Njapau was Mnan Hilal Mnan, Farouk Ahmed, Izukanji Sichone, Lameck Gama and the juvenile offender, who are jointly charged with one count of trafficking in psychotropic substances contrary to section 6, Cap 96 of the laws of Zambia.

Facts before the court were that on 15th May this year, jointly and whilst acting together, the five did traffic in psychotropic substances namely mira and weighing 40.4 kilograms without lawful authority.

In passing judgment, magistrate Njapau acquitted Mnan Hilal Mnan, Farouk Ahmed, and Lameck Gama, popularly known as “Pego” because of insufficient evidence.
He said the court was not satisfied with the evidence adduced in court in respect of the three accused persons.

Magistrate Njapau however, said the court was satisfied with the evidence against Izukanji Sichone and it therefore found him guilty and convicted him accordingly.
The magistrate also found the juvenile offender guilty but reserved his sentencing.

Magistrate Njapau sentenced Sichone to three years imprisonment with hard labour, adding that he was reserving the sentence for the juvenile offender until he receives a report from the Probation officer Tabitha Chilongo Lengwe.

“The court is very concerned with the increased number of juvenile offenders being used in drug trafficking. The law enforcement officers should get on the ground and ensure that all the juvenile offenders are brought to book,” he said.

Magistrate Njapau has also reserved an order for the bus ABR 3521 belonging to Germins motorways which was used in ferrying the drugs.
The court has ordered the owner of the bus to give reasons why the bus should not be forfeited to the state.

Magistrate Njapau adjourned the matter to September 14 for sentencing in respect of the juvenile offender and for ruling with regards to the bus used to ferry drugs.

In another development,a Customs clearing agent has appeared in the magistrate court in Nakonde on charges of theft by agent contrary to the laws of Zambia.

Appearing before magistrate Njapau was Chrissy Sikaona aged 30 of Ntindi, who was charged with one count of theft by agent.
It is alleged that on 18th July this year, Sikaona did steal K80 million cash entrusted to him by one Jignesh Soni of Zam Import in Ndola to clear five trucks carrying an assortment of goods from Tanzania.

Sikaona has pleaded not guilty.The case has been adjourned to September 29 for commencement of trial and Sikaona’s police bond has been extended.
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10 COMMENTS

  1. Actor and television star Charlie Sheen has publicly requested a meeting with President Barack Obama to urge him to reopen the official investigation into 9/11 in light of the fact that the majority of the 9/11 Commission members have now publicly gone on record to express their conviction that the government agreed to lie about the official story.

  2. Hustling ability begins early in a society full of obstacles. Forget about the drugs, young children in other parts of Africa become ruthless killers, chopping off limbs and setting villages on fire for a handful of diamonds.

  3. Drug trafikkers are always a step ahead, trying to beat the law, some few months ago, two British tenagers were caught in Ghana , trying to smuggle Cocaine stashed in Laptops. when they were caught , they said that some one paid them to take the laptops to Ghana for repair and then bring them back to UK. The unsuspeacting teens even went sight seeing and tothe beach, while the drug trafikers filled the laptops with crack, but were stopped by customs in Ghana

  4. The Bible says, teach your children about God and how they should take care of their lives when they are still young so that even when when they grow up, it will not depart from them. That child’s parents are to blame

  5. Mira is not an A Class drug, its very unfair to jail someone for something that grows wild…. people in east africa and other parts chew mira to ease the hunger in poor countries…. if you check the dictionary you wont find the word Mira anywhere defined as a DRUG!!!

  6. Just has to prevail. Too bad bout the teenager. And the crook who swinled a Zambian of Asian origin good for him. ZRA must control those con men more especially at Nakonde too many bogus agents and people are loosing big cash of hard earned money.

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