Student in trouble for dagga stash

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

JWANENG: A 20-year-old student from Ramatea Vocational School in Kanye found himself at sixes and sevens on Monday when explaining to the Jwaneng Magistrate Court how he came to be in possession of dagga.

Kago Tlaile is facing a count of possession, after he was arrested in possession of dagga while travelling on a bus between Kanye and Jwaneng last year.

Appearing before Odirile Makgatle, Tlaile asked the court to be lenient, claiming he was unaware that the substance he was carrying was an illegal drug.

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