High Court Judge Honourable Justice Khalila Diana Kamara has sentenced Ali Kamara, a businessman from Culvert, Freetown, to 25 years in prison for unlawful possession of 60.4 grams of Kush.
Ali Kamara pleaded guilty to the charge under Section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act No. 10 of 2008.
Laboratory tests confirmed that the substance contained synthetic cannabinoids and other harmful chemicals.
In her remarks, Justice Khalila said drug offences pose a serious threat to Sierra Leone’s youth, describing the effects as leaving “a zombified youthful population too inebriated to take their rightful place in nation building.”
The Court ordered that the seized 60.4 grams of Kush be destroyed under supervision, with a certificate of destruction filed within seven days.
Justice Khalila urged Ali Kamara to become a law-abiding citizen after serving his sentence at Pademba Road Male Correctional Centre.
