Two men jailed, fined over drug trafficking

MAGISTRATE Esther Sam, on Friday, sentenced Charles Abrams to two years in prison for drug trafficking when he appeared before her at the Charity Magistrate’s Court. Abrams was found guilty as charged on Friday after a trial in which he was accused of trafficking a narcotic, to wit, 294 grams of cannabis sativa. Magistrate Sam […]

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