A 44 year old drug trafficker Patrick Moongwa has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for trafficking in 30.6 grammes of marijuana by the Livingstone magistrate court.

CHALI MULENGA   Livingstone
A 44 year old drug trafficker Patrick Moongwa has been sentenced to nine months imprisonment with hard labour for trafficking in 30.6 grammes of marijuana by the Livingstone magistrate court.
This is in a case in which the convict was charged with trafficking in marijuana contrary to the laws of Zambia.
It is alleged that on September 2 this year in Livingstone, Moongwa trafficked in marijuana without lawful authority.
Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) prosecutor Andrew Pikiti told the court in the facts of the case that his officers received information that there was a male person in Mbita compound dealing in psychotropic substances.
Mr Pikiti said the officers rushed to the area and found the now convict, during body search he found with 10 balls of marijuana.
He said the suspect marijuana was sent to UTH where a public analyst proved that the Marijuana was a herbal product of cannabis Sativa.
He said convict had no right to be in possession of marijuana.
And Mr Pikiti told the court that the accused was a first offender.
But Moongwa told the court that he was not a first offender adding that he was once convicted for nine months and he only served six months.
He failed to tell the court at which prison he was serving his sentence of being in possession of 2.2 grammes.
“The marijuana that was found in my possession was for selling and I was with my friend but he run away,” he said.
 This prompted Livingstone magistrate Benjamin Mwelwa why they did not have any records of the convict being a second offender by his confession in court.
 And Mr Pikiti insisted that there was no record to prove that he was second offender and he should treated as such. 
And in mitigation, Moongwa told the court that he was at the mercy of the court and that it was up to the court to decide his fate.
He said he was only asking the court to forgive for the offence that he had committed.
In judgment, Magistrate Mwelwa said the court would consider his mitigation that he would treat him as a first offender.
“I will send you to prison for nine months imprisonment with hard labour so that you can reflect on your actions.
I will grant you leave to appeal to the High Court within fourteen days if you are not satisfied with my sentence,” he said.
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