{"id":30693,"date":"2023-02-28T14:14:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/a-woman-convicted-of-drug-trafficking"},"modified":"2023-02-28T14:14:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:14:17","slug":"a-woman-convicted-of-drug-trafficking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/a-woman-convicted-of-drug-trafficking","title":{"rendered":"A Woman Convicted Of Drug Trafficking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The regional magistrates court of the North Bank Region presided over by Principal Anna O. Mendy, last week convicted a woman found in possession of suspected cannabis sativa.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The convict, MattyNjai was caught with 70grams of suspected cannabis sativa in Farafenni on 16th August 2022 but she denied the charge.<\/p>\n<p>After exculpatory evidence, the convict, Matty Njai was remorseful and pleaded for mercy from the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI solely take care of my children through the profit I realised from my petty trading and alms of sympathizers,\u201d she pleaded before she was finally sentenced to a fine of D50, 000 in default to serve a year jail term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\">Gambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The regional magistrates court of the North Bank Region presided over by Principal Anna O. Mendy, last week convicted a woman found in possession of suspected cannabis sativa. The convict, MattyNjai was caught with 70grams of suspected cannabis sativa in Farafenni on 16th August 2022 but she denied the charge. 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