THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a 29-year-old man of Bauleni to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for trafficking 25.7 grams of marijuana. Emmanuel Mtonga was charged with one count of trafficking psychotropic substances contrary to the laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence in the matter alleged that Mtonga, on January 2, 2025, in Lusaka, did traffic in psychotropic substances, namely 25.7 grams of marijuana, a herbal product of cannabis sativa without lawful authority. When the matter came up for allocation before Chief Resident Magistrate Davies Chibwili, Friday, it was allocated to Magistrate Amy Masoja Chilangwa. When the matter came up for plea before Magistrate Chilangwa, Mtonga admitted the charge. According to the facts read by State Prosecutor...