THE Lusaka Magistrates’ Court has convicted and sentenced a 29-year-old man of Makeni Balmoral area to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour for trafficking in 9.2 grams of marijuana. Wana Musonda was charged with trafficking in psychotropic substances, contrary to Section 15 (1)(2) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act No. 35 of 2021, as read with Statutory Instrument No. 119 of 1995 of the Laws of Zambia. Particulars of the offence alleged that Musonda, on March 30, 2025, in Lusaka, did traffic in psychotropic substances, namely 9.2 grams of marijuana, a herbal product of cannabis, without lawful authority. When the matter came up before Senior Resident Magistrate Trevor Kasanda Kalisilira yesterday, Musonda took a fresh plea and admitted...
