Businessman caught with 106 wraps of Kush, to Appear in High Court Without Bail

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Ibrahim Bangura, a businessman, appeared today before Magistrate John Manso Fornah at Pademba Road Court No. 2, facing four charges related to drug offenses.

The charges are as follows:

• Collecting a Prohibited Drug Without Lawful Authority, in violation of Section 7(b) of the National Drug Control Act, 2008 (Act No. 10 of 2008).

• Possession of a Prohibited Drug Without Lawful Authority, contrary to Section 8(a) of the same Act.

• Dealing in a Prohibited Drug Without Lawful Authority, in breach of Section 7(c) of the Act.

• Selling a Prohibited Drug Without Lawful Authority, also in violation of Section 7(c) of the Act.

No plea was entered by the accused during the proceedings, as it was a preliminary investigation rather than a summary trial.

The details of the offense allege that the accused committed these acts on Wednesday, January 3, 2025, at Kissy Dockyard, Freetown, within the Western Area of Sierra Leone.

Specifically, the charges claim he collected a prohibited drug without lawful authority on the specified date and location.

The accused was also found in possession of 106 wraps of Kush without lawful authority.

Furthermore, it is alleged that the accused dealt in a prohibited drug without lawful authority on the same date and location, and sold a prohibited drug without lawful authority at the same location.

Prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police Isatu Baba Musa, concluded her case after presenting two prosecution witnesses who testified against the accused.

Magistrate Fornah, after reviewing the evidence, determined that the prosecution had provided sufficient evidence to proceed to trial. Consequently, he committed the case to the High Court and denied bail for the accused.