State mistake delays sentencing of SA drug peddler

Cases of dagga possession have gone up
Cases of dagga possession have gone up

FRANCISTOWN: A mistake by the prosecution to record the correct weight of the dagga that a South African (SA) drug dealer was illegally found in possession of has led to the postponement of the man’s sentencing.

The police nabbed the South African, Ishmael Ledwaba (38) of Soshanguve, Pretoria, on December 11, 2016, at the Thapama Hotel where he had parked his car.

The state case shows that he had hidden the dagga in various parts along the body of his Renault car before the police arrested him in a sting operation following a tip-off.

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