The Tappita Magisterial Court sentenced 10 people to one year each on charges of ‘use of unlicensed substances’. One of the convicts, Cecelia Paye, was sentenced to three months for illegal possession of narcotic drugs (marijuana), while Mohammed Sheriff was also sentenced to two years in Saclepea. The LDEA praised the lower courts for speedily handling the drug cases and coming down with verdicts, where the perpetrators were prosecuted. These developments in Nimba could come as a boost for the fight against illegal substances in the country. These convictions are happening just a few weeks after the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of 2023, commonly called the Drug Law, was signed into law by President George Weah.

Source: Daily Observer August 16, 2023 10:02 UTC