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Migrant jailed over possession of cannabis
A Malian national imprisoned for a year after he pleaded guilty to trafficking cannabis in Paceville.
9 September 2013, 12:00am
Chris Mangion
Chris Mangion
4-year-old Malian, Salya Kounate was handed a one-year jail term after pleading guilty to being in possession of four grams of cannabis resin.
Kounate, who resides at the Marsa Open Centre, arrived in Malta three years ago. He was apprehended yesterday in Paceville, within 100 metres from a place frequented by youths. He admitted that the drug was not for his personal use.
Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera handed the accused a year's imprisonment.
Inspector Pierre Grech prosecuted while Legal Aid lawyer Renzo Porsella Flores appeared for the accused.
Chris Mangion is MaltaToday’s photojournalist, joining the newspaper in 2013.
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That's crazy! Why do we imprison people for wishing to choose a far safer alternative to alcohol?!! People should NOT be arrested for wanting to make a safer choice!
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While was Holmes jailed for ten years for having cannabis for personal use when this person who was trafficking was jailed for one.
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Jail and then deport him back to his country.
